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Adjective: parsimonious  `paa(r)-su'mow-nee-us
  1. Excessively unwilling to spend
    "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"
    - penurious

See also: parsimony, stingy, ungenerous

Encyclopedia: Parsimonious

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