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parsimony
[ pahr-suh-moh-nee ]
parsimony
/ ˌpɑːsɪˈməʊnɪəs; ˈpɑːsɪmənɪ /
noun
- extreme care or reluctance in spending; frugality; niggardliness
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Derived Forms
- ˌparsiˈmoniously, adverb
- parsimonious, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of parsimony1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of parsimony1
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Example Sentences
The precision of the pointer aim gave the game a methodical pace that quietly favored parsimony and careful deployment of just as many Pikmin were necessary to get the job done and no more.
But the Sawyer case, combined with the heartless parsimony of all lethal outbreaks, means that the truth will out and soon.
The family lived with a contradictory sense of parsimony and indulgence, “both beyond and below our means.”
He set forth strongly the dangers to which the jealousy and parsimony of the representatives of the people exposed the country.
The parsimony of your spouse, who rather chuses to build Gateways than to buy books, has hitherto deprived you of Hume.
Though Aristotle wrote in a methodical manner, his writings exhibit great parsimony of language.
He was always overcareful about money, and in old age this tendency developed into parsimony.
But we are not to encourage parsimony in education; for parsimony in this department is not true economy.
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