PARSIMONIOUS


Meaning of PARSIMONIOUS in English

par ‧ si ‧ mo ‧ ni ‧ ous /ˌpɑːsəˈməʊniəs◂, ˌpɑːsɪˈməʊniəs◂ $ ˌpɑːrsəˈmoʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective formal

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: parsimony (15-21 centuries) , from Latin parsimonia , from parcere 'to be careful in spending' ]

extremely unwilling to spend money

—parsimoniously adverb

—parsimony /ˈpɑːsəməni, ˈpɑːsɪməni $ ˈpɑːrsəmoʊni/ noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.