parsimonious
characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
Origin of parsimonious
1synonym study For parsimonious
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Other words from parsimonious
- par·si·mo·ni·ous·ly, adverb
- par·si·mo·ni·ous·ness, noun
- un·par·si·mo·ni·ous, adjective
- un·par·si·mo·ni·ous·ly, adverb
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How to use parsimonious in a sentence
It is more parsimonious to suppose that we and these animals do the same thing and can therefore perform amazing feats of creativity and generalization.
Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV - Issue 93: Forerunners | Adithya Rajagopalan | December 2, 2020 | NautilusMany of our denominational colleges are parsimoniously sustained.
Colleges in America | John Marshall BarkerHe found at his accession a costly, although parsimoniously arranged system of government, and a moderately filled State Treasury.
Revolution and Counter-Revolution | Karl MarxThe emperor parsimoniously refused to his soldiers the sums which he granted with a lavish and trembling hand to the Barbarians.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward GibbonDid they think that the cross, given hitherto so parsimoniously to civilians, was not meant for the police?
The House of the Combrays | G. le Notre
Isolated in its narrow chamber, each grub nibbles the substance around it, peacefully and parsimoniously.
A Book of Exposition | Homer Heath Nugent
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