adjective
- extremely frugal; unwilling to spend money or use resources
Usage: often implies excessive frugality
Examples
- The parsimonious landlord refused to fix the broken heating system.
- Her parsimonious nature meant she saved every penny she earned.
- The company’s parsimonious approach to employee benefits hurt morale.
- He was so parsimonious that he reused tea bags multiple times.
- The parsimonious use of ingredients made the soup quite bland.
- Despite his wealth, he remained parsimonious in his spending habits.