A glorious word presented at our meeting last night. I'm especially fond of it. It is an adjective, and means frugal or stingy. Ex: "The parsimonious tactics that Warren Buffet has practiced for a lifetime have made him one of the richest men in the world." Another example: "Americans are not known for their parsimonious spending; they are a very consumption-oriented bunch."
In both examples, parsimonious describes behavior toward finances. It is rarely used to describe other behaviors, although not unheard of. For example, one might be parsimonious in one's affections, but that would be a bit unorthodox a use for the word.
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