parsimonious

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Sir Michael rolled his eyes when asked about his annual listing as Wales' richest person, and said his "very parsimonious" mother, Doris, would bring him back down to earth.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Corporate road warriors say European companies can be even more parsimonious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Advisers can try to reason with a parsimonious client.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

The modern era of parsimonious pardoning began in the late 1970s, when the attorney general delegated the task of recommending pardons to a bureaucracy within the Justice Department.

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2024

This may prove me as parsimonious as my father, but who spends that much money on corny inflatable light-up Santa Clauses and spinning, singing reindeer?

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King