parsimonious

parsimonious is a 12-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 20 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy.
2. adjective. excessively unwilling to spend

   "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"

   "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"

   Synonyms: penurious

Synonyms

penurious

Common word forms

parsimoniously

Words from these letters

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