Word of the Day for Thursday August 4, 2005
parsimonious \par-suh-MOH-nee-uhs\, adjective:
Sparing in expenditure; frugal to excess.
His mother became increasingly parsimonious over the years,
and even if there were a good doctor around she did not
like to pay one.
--Willard Sterne Randall, [1]George Washington: A Life
Lehmann was famously parsimonious, and used postwar
shortages as a cover for his economies.
--John Richardson, [2]The Sorcerer's Apprentice
He was extremely parsimonious with his words, parceling
them out softly in a deliberate monotone as if each were a
precious gem never to be squandered.
--Michael Riordan and Lillian Hoddeson, [3]Crystal Fire
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Parsimonious is the adjective form of parsimony, from Latin
parsimonia, "thrift, parsimony," from parsus, past participle
of parcere, "to spare, to be sparing, to economize." |
