as in miserly
giving or sharing as little as possible
a parsimonious woman who insists that charity begins—and ends—at home
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Recent Examples of parsimonious
But the iPhone 17 Air’s parsimonious speaker holes might suggest a phone with less capable audio.
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David Phelan, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Some have felt conflicted, but after decades without success and 14 years of soulless drudgery under Mike Ashley’s parsimonious ownership, many were willing to accept anything for the promise or even just the hope of better times.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
His father was intensely parsimonious as well, and once tried to build a front fence by hammering bookshelves together.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
If the physical action is doled out in parsimonious bites, the verbal action is an extravagant feast of double helpings.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
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David Phelan, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Some have felt conflicted, but after decades without success and 14 years of soulless drudgery under Mike Ashley’s parsimonious ownership, many were willing to accept anything for the promise or even just the hope of better times.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
His father was intensely parsimonious as well, and once tried to build a front fence by hammering bookshelves together.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
If the physical action is doled out in parsimonious bites, the verbal action is an extravagant feast of double helpings.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parsimonious
Adjective
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McKim, Mead & White quickly became the place for aspiring young architects, who avidly sought jobs there despite miserly salaries.—
Henry Wiencek
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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The miserly email account offerings are particularly limiting for larger ventures, and unusual for the category which typically offers unlimited email.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Shame on him for ignoring the ramifications of Trump’s selfish, vengeful tactics.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
28 July 2025
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That conservation of energy is known as the selfish brain theory.—
Amy Shoenthal,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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But the vast majority are cynical and greedy and scared of losing their jobs.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 July 2025
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A far cry from the mild-mannered Peter Parker in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films, Tully is an abusive, hot-headed, and greedy slime ball who leverages post-war desperation into a thriving criminal business.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Every year, a complacent, tightfisted city council turned down the recommendations.—
Margaret Talbot,
The New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2023
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Kotick played the tightfisted owner of the Oakland A’s.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
31 May 2023
Adjective
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Kick your legs in small up-and-down fluttering motions while keeping your lower back flat and abs tight throughout.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
21 July 2025
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But the party was especially focused on reforming public finance, calling for strict economy in expenditures and even tighter limits on taxation.—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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The Lynx remain the class of the Western Conference with a 19-4 record, owning both the second-best offense (84.9 points per game) and the league's stingiest defense (allowing just 75.3 points per game).—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
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However, the Switch 2 upgrade path has proven to be quite stingy.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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At least with Derrick, the shallowness seems intentional, if ungenerous.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2025
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But, even though there was nothing the slightest bit ungracious or ungenerous about her performance, it was felt more like the audience being asked to come to her.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But both are gone because neither could make magic of Sherman’s low-spending model that still includes the most penurious payroll in MLB in 2025.—
Greg Cote
July 16,
Miami Herald,
16 July 2025
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Those who are approved must cope with notoriously unreliable in-home nursing, a byproduct of the state’s penurious reimbursement rates.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Parsimonious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parsimonious. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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