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parsimonious
What does parsimonious mean?
parsimonious (adjective): excessively unwilling to spend.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use parsimonious in a sentence?
- Parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce parsimonious?
/ˌpɑɹsəˈmoʊniəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does parsimonious come from?
From parsimony + -ous.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to parsimonious
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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fairly short and of slim build
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extremely bad; awful; terrible
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excessively unwilling to spend
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relying on another for support
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