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parsimonious

Syllabification: (par·si·mo·ni·ous)
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Definition of parsimonious

adjective

  • unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal:parsimonious New Hampshire voters, who have a phobia about taxes

Derivatives

parsimoniously

adverb

parsimoniousness

noun

parsimonious in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of parsimonious in the British & World English dictionary
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