parsimonious
adjective
characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
parsimoniousness
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a word derived from
parsimonious.
Example Sentences
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His emotional parsimoniousness just got sucked away by the beautiful blue sky.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
The ground is cultivated with mathematical parsimoniousness and divided into squares which made me think of the Roman agrimensores.
From Fountains in the Sand Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia by Norman Douglas
Persons unacquainted with the psychology of parsimoniousness may hesitate to credit this incident.
From The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories by Arnold Bennett
You see, his precarious position was as well known as were his extravagant tastes and the obstinate parsimoniousness of M. Mosenstein.
From Castles in the Air by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
Wealth, you will observe, was inclining Johnny toward parsimoniousness.
From The Thunder Bird by B. M. Bower
