parsimonious
adjective /ˌpɑː.sɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/
/ˌpɑːr.səˈmoʊ-/ formal disapprovingDefinition
› 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.Mean with money parsimoniously /-li/ adverb parsimony /ˈpɑː.sɪ.mə.ni/
/ˈpɑːr.sə.moʊ-/ noun [U]
/ˈpɑːr.sə.moʊ-/ noun [U] (Definition of parsimonious adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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