parsimonious.
Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.
Meaning & usage
Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.
Using a minimal number of assumptions, steps, or conjectures.
Not conceding many goals.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Middle English parcimonie English parsimony Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English parsimonious From parsimony + -ous.
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