parsimoniousadjective
uk/ˌpɑː.sɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/us/ˌpɑːr.səˈmoʊ.ni.əs/formal disapprovingnot willing to spend money or give something:
She's too parsimonious to heat the house properly.
figurative I think that politicians are often parsimonious with the (= do not tell the complete) truth.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Mean with money
- cheap
- cheapskate
- cheeseparing
- chintzy
- frugal
- mean
- meanly
- meanness
- measly
- mingy
- miser
- miserly
- money-grubbing
- penny-pinching
- scrooge
- skinflint
- stingy
- tight
- tight-fisted
- tightwad
parsimoniously
adverb uk/ˌpɑː.sɪˈməʊ.ni.əs.li/us/ˌpɑːr.səˈmoʊ.ni.əs.li/
parsimony
noun [ U ] uk/ˈpɑː.sɪ.mə.ni/us/ˈpɑːr.sə.moʊ.ni/