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  • parsimonious — I adjective acquisitive, avaricious, chary, cheap, close, closefisted, curmudgeonly, economical, excessively frugal, frugal, grasping, grudging, illiberal, mean, mercenary, miserly, niggardly, parcus, penny pinching, penurious, petty, restrictus …   Law dictionary

  • oversparing — adj. overly sparing; excessively frugal, excessively thrifty; excessively miserly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • scant — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr short Date: 14th century 1. dialect a. excessively frugal b. not prodigal ; chary 2. a. barely or scarcely sufficient; …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • parsimonious — a. Stingy, close, avaricious, niggardly, miserly, mean, penurious, grasping, covetous, close fisted, sordid, very saving, excessively frugal, near, illiberal, hard fisted, sparing …   New dictionary of synonyms

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  • sparing — adj Sparing, frugal, thrifty, economical can all mean exercising or manifesting careful and unwasteful use of one s money, goods, and resources. Sparing connotes abstention or restraint {sparing in the expenditure of money} {sparing in giving… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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