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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesknickerig
Pronunciation / Transliteration: knickerig
"Seine parsimonische Art machte ihn bei seinen Nachbarn unbeliebt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
Very unwilling to spend money or use resources.
"Even though he was a millionaire, he remained remarkably parsimonious."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 16th century: from Latin parsimonia (from parcere 'to spare') + -ous.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "parsimonious" is said worldwide
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parcimonieux
Transliteration: parcimonieux
"Il est trop parcimonieux pour offrir des cadeaux de valeur."
knickerig
Transliteration: knickerig
"Seine parsimonische Art machte ihn bei seinen Nachbarn unbeliebt."
parsimonioso
Transliteration: parsimonioso
"Era un uomo parsimonioso che non sprecava mai nulla."
parsimonioso
Transliteration: parsimonioso
"Su carácter parsimonioso le impedía gastar en lujos innecesarios."
poupado
Transliteration: poupado
"Ele era tão parsimonioso que mal aquecia a casa no inverno."
कंजूस
Transliteration: kanjoos
"वह अपने खर्चों में बहुत कंजूस है।"
吝啬的
Transliteration: lìnsè de
"他对待员工一向非常吝啬。"
인색한
Transliteration: insekhan
"그는 돈 쓰는 것에 대해 지나치게 인색하다."
ケチな
Transliteration: kechina
"彼はとてもケチで、チップを払ったことがない。"
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