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parsimonious
parsimonious /ˌpɑː.sɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/ aep /ˌpɑːr.səˈmoʊ-/ adjective FORMAL DISAPPROVING
► F0 not willing to spend money or give something: » She's too parsimonious to heat the house properly.» FIGURATIVE I think that politicians are often rather parsimonious with the (= do not tell the complete) truth.Thesaurus+: ↑Mean with moneyparsimoniously /-li/ adverb
parsimony /ˈpɑː.sɪ.mə.ni/ aep /ˈpɑːr.sə.moʊ-/ noun [U]
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