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单词 parsimonious
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parsimonious

`Excellent pastry, but parsimonious with the kidneys," Control observed.Laura was not mean but she was parsimonious, in the way of the war generation.And, like many such mothers, she was not parsimonious with the cherished one's talents.
(adjective) 
the stereotype of the dour and parsimonious Scotsman
Synonyms
tight
Don't be mean with the fabric, or the curtains will end up looking skimpy.
mean
Don't be mean with the fabric, or the curtains will end up looking skimpy.
stingy
My dad was stingy with pocket money.
penny-pinching (informal)
small-minded, penny-pinching administrators
miserly
He is miserly with both his time and his money.
near (informal)
They joked about him being so near with his money.
saving
sparing
I've not been sparing with the garlic.
grasping
She is a grasping and manipulative young woman.
miserable
stinting
frugal
She lives a frugal life.
niggardly
Officials say the EU is being particularly niggardly with these funds.
penurious
tightfisted
close-fisted
tight-arse (taboo, slang)
mingy (British, informal)
tight-ass (US, taboo, slang)
tight-assed (US, taboo, slang)
cheeseparing
scrimpy
skinflinty
snoep (South Africa, informal)
tight as a duck's arse (taboo, slang)
Opposites
generous
,
lavish
,
extravagant
,
wasteful
,
open-handed
,
spendthrift
,
munificent

Additional synonyms

in the sense of frugal
Definition
economical in the use of money or resources
She lives a frugal life.
Synonyms
thrifty,
sparing,
careful,
prudent,
provident,
parsimonious,
abstemious,
penny-wise,
saving,
cheeseparing
in the sense of grasping
Definition
greedy for money
She is a grasping and manipulative young woman.
Synonyms
greedy,
acquisitive,
rapacious,
mean,
selfish,
stingy,
penny-pinching (informal),
venal,
miserly,
avaricious,
niggardly,
covetous,
tightfisted,
close-fisted,
tight-arsed (taboo, slang),
usurious,
tight-assed (US, taboo, slang),
snoep (South Africa, informal),
tight as a duck's arse (taboo, slang)
in the sense of miserly
He is miserly with both his time and his money.
Synonyms
mean,
stingy,
penny-pinching (informal),
parsimonious,
close,
near (informal),
grasping,
beggarly,
illiberal,
avaricious,
niggardly,
ungenerous,
covetous,
penurious,
tightfisted,
close-fisted,
tight-arsed (taboo, slang),
mingy (British, informal),
tight-assed (US, taboo, slang),
snoep (South Africa, informal),
tight as a duck's arse (taboo, slang)

Nearby words of
parsimonious

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  • parry
  • parsimonious
  • parsimony
  • parson
  • part

Synonyms of 'parsimonious'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of near
They joked about him being so near with his money.
Synonyms
mean,
stingy,
parsimonious,
miserly,
niggardly,
ungenerous,
tightfisted,
close-fisted
in the sense of niggardly
Definition
not generous
Officials say the EU is being particularly niggardly with these funds.
Synonyms
stingy,
mean,
avaricious,
ungenerous,
close,
near (informal),
sparing,
grudging,
mercenary,
frugal,
parsimonious,
penurious,
tightfisted,
Scrooge-like,
tight-arse (taboo, slang),
tight-arsed (taboo, slang),
tight-ass (US, taboo, slang),
tight-assed (US, taboo, slang),
snoep (South Africa, informal),
tight as a duck's arse (taboo, slang)
in the sense of penny-pinching
Definition
excessively careful with money
small-minded, penny-pinching administrators
Synonyms
mean,
close,
near (informal),
frugal,
stingy,
scrimping,
miserly,
niggardly,
tightfisted,
Scrooge-like,
tight-arse (taboo, slang),
tight-arsed (taboo, slang),
mingy (British, informal),
tight-ass (US, taboo, slang),
tight-assed (US, taboo, slang),
cheeseparing,
snoep (South Africa, informal),
tight as a duck's arse (taboo, slang)
in the sense of sparing
Definition
economical (with)
I've not been sparing with the garlic.
Synonyms
economical,
frugal,
thrifty,
saving,
careful,
prudent,
cost-conscious,
chary,
money-conscious
in the sense of stingy
Definition
very mean
My dad was stingy with pocket money.
Synonyms
mean,
penny-pinching (informal),
miserly,
near (informal),
parsimonious,
scrimping,
illiberal,
avaricious,
niggardly,
ungenerous,
penurious,
tightfisted,
tight,
close-fisted,
tight-arse (taboo, slang),
tight-arsed (taboo, slang),
mingy (British, informal),
tight-ass (US, taboo, slang),
tight-assed (US, taboo, slang),
cheeseparing,
snoep (South Africa, informal),
tight as a duck's arse (taboo, slang)
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