Parsimonious - English meaning

adjective

Only a short distance away or apart in space or time.

Usage examples:

The hotel is close to the sea

adverb

Very near to someone or something; with very little space between.

Usage examples:

They stood close to the door

noun

Another term for high (sense 7 of the adjective).

adjective

Sparing or economical as regards money or food.

Usage examples:

I'm a bit too frugal to splash out on designer clothes

adjective

Careful in spending money

Usage examples:

Lungren, a fiscal conservative when it comes to spending taxpayers’ money, is frugal in his persona…

adjective

Careful to use only as much money, food, etc. as is necessary

Usage examples:

He built up his savings by being very frugal., frugal habits/living/lifestyle, frugal energy/water …

adjective

Avaricious; greedy.

Usage examples:

They were regarded as grasping landlords

verb

Seize and hold firmly.

Usage examples:

She grasped the bottle

adjective

Always eager to get more of something, esp. money

Usage examples:

He’s a grasping, insensitive executive.

adjective

Opposed to liberal principles; restricting freedom of thought or behaviour.

Usage examples:

Illiberal and anti-democratic policies

adjective

Limiting freedom of expression, thought, behaviour, etc.

Usage examples:

Illiberal policies

verb

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.

Usage examples:

I don't know what you mean

adjective

Unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous.

Usage examples:

She felt mean not giving a tip

noun

The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average.

Usage examples:

Acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples

adjective

Mean.

Usage examples:

You've been too mingy with the sunscreen

adjective

Not generous and unwilling to give money

Usage examples:

I only gave five pounds towards his present - do you think that was a bit mingy?, i hate that resta…

adjective

Of or characteristic of a miser.

Usage examples:

His miserly great-uncle proved to be worth nearly £1 million

adjective

Like or typical of a miser

Usage examples:

A miserly person, the workers are paid a miserly $2 a day.

adjective

Ungenerous with money, time, etc.; mean.

Usage examples:

He accused the government of being unbelievably niggardly

adverb

In a mean or meagre manner.

Usage examples:

So, while i saw the guests sipping niggardly the punch in their short glasses, i helped myself to a…

adjective

Slight in amount, quality, or effort

Usage examples:

A niggardly donation/amount

adjective

Unwilling to spend money; miserly.

Usage examples:

Being frugal doesn't mean you have to turn into a penny pinching miser

noun

Unwillingness to spend money.

Usage examples:

This penny-pinching has exposed the bridge's steelwork to corrosion

adjective

Unwilling to spend money

Usage examples:

Workers decided to take a stand against management's penny-pinching approach to resources., the tra…

adjective

Extremely poor; poverty-stricken.

Usage examples:

A penurious old tramp

adjective

Extremely poor

adjective

Moderate; economical.

Usage examples:

Physicians advised sparing use of the ointment

verb

Give (something of which one has enough) to (someone).

Usage examples:

She asked if i could spare her a bob or two

adjective

Mean; ungenerous.

Usage examples:

His boss is stingy and idle

adjective

Not generous, or unwilling to spend money

Usage examples:

Some bankers are stingy in lending to small businesses.

verb

Supply a very ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something).

Usage examples:

Stowage room hasn't been stinted

noun

A person's fixed or allotted period of work.

Usage examples:

His varied career included a stint as a magician

noun

Limitation of supply or effort.

Usage examples:

A collector with an eye for quality and the means to indulge it without stint

adjective

Fixed, fastened, or closed firmly; hard to move, undo, or open.

Usage examples:

She twisted her handkerchief into a tight knot

adverb

Very firmly, closely, or tensely.

Usage examples:

He went downstairs, holding tight to the bannisters

adjective

Infml unwilling to spend money

adjective

Not generous; mean.

Usage examples:

He was not an ungenerous man