🔤 Parsimonious (Adjective)

IPA: //ˌpɑːsɪˈməʊniəs//

✨ Use parsimonious when someone’s thrift has crossed into stinginess—saving at the expense of generosity.

🧠 Meaning

Unwilling to spend money or use resources; extremely frugal or stingy.

✍️ Example Sentences

🔹 The parsimonious landlord refused to fix the leaking roof to save money.

🔹 Despite his wealth, he lived a parsimonious lifestyle, avoiding even small luxuries.

📜 Word Origin

From Latin parsimonia (“frugality, thrift”), from parsus (past participle of parcere = “to spare”).

💡 Did You Know?

While parsimonious can simply mean thrifty, it usually carries a negative sense—suggesting penny-pinching to the point of meanness.

🏷️ Related Words

#stingy #miserly #tightfisted #penny-pinching #frugal #cheap

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