adjective
excessively unwilling to spend
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parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses
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lived in a most penurious manner—denying himself every indulgence
• Syn: ↑penurious
• Similar to: ↑stingy, ↑ungenerous
• Derivationally related forms: ↑penuriousness (for: ↑penurious), ↑parsimony, ↑parsimoniousness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.