As adjectives the difference between miserly and parsimonious
is that
miserly is like a miser; very covetous; stingy; cautious with money while
parsimonious is exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy.
miserly English
Adjective
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Like a miser; very covetous; stingy; cautious with money
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parsimonious English
Adjective
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Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy.
Using a minimal number of assumptions, steps, or conjectures.
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* Kiplinger's Personal Finance , January 2002
- The first three college-savings plans stand out for their parsimonious expenses...
- Statistical methods offer the ability to enforce parsimonious selection of the most influential potential predictors of each gene's state.
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