adj. Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy.
adj. Using a minimal number of assumptions, steps, or conjectures.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Characterized by parsimony in practice or disposition; very sparing in expenditure; frugal to excess; stinting; niggardly.
Synonyms Miserly, Niggardly, etc. See penurious.
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adj. excessively unwilling to spend
Word Usage
"No less impressive was Nintendo's remarkable ability to extend the format's life by offering conservative -- one might even say "parsimonious" -- upgrades."