parsimonious
extremely unwilling to spend money or use resources
Word origin: From Latin parsimonia, thrift, from parcere, to spare.
Parsimonious in a sentence
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His parsimonious habits meant the office still used decade-old computers.
The committee was so parsimonious with funding that even essential equipment went unreplaced for years.
Using “parsimonious” well
Parsimonious usually carries a negative edge, implying stinginess, though in science a parsimonious explanation is praised for using the fewest assumptions.
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