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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parsimonious \Par`si*mo"ni*ous\, a. [Cf. F. parcimonieux See
{Parsimony}.]
Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal
to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy. --
{Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ly}, adv -- {Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ness}, n.
A prodigal king is nearer a tyrant than a parsimonious.
--Bacon.
Extraordinary funds for one campaign may spare us the
expense of many years; whereas a long, parsimonious war
will drain us of more men and money. --Addison.
Syn: Covetous; niggardly; miserly; penurious; close saving;
mean stingy; frugal. See {Avaricious}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
parsimonious
adj : excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift
relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most
penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"
[syn: {penurious}]
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