PARSIMONIOUS


Meaning of PARSIMONIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpär-sə-ˈmō-nē-əs ]

adjective

Date: 1598

1. : exhibiting or marked by parsimony ; especially : frugal to the point of stinginess

2. : sparing , restrained

Synonyms: see stingy

• par·si·mo·ni·ous·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.