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parsimonious |
2 definitions found 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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