par-si-MO-nee-uhss
adjective: Excessively sparing or frugal.
Etymology: From Middle English parcimony, from Latin parsimonia, from parcere (to spare). First recorded use: 1598.
Usage: "President Calvin Coolidge was so parsimonious with words that he became known as 'Silent Cal'." -- Rob Christensen; Interesting, But Not Quite Convincing; The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina); Sep 12, 2010.
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