Parsimoniously

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Parsimonious \Par`si*mo"ni*ous\, a. [Cf. F. parcimonieux. See
     {Parsimony}.]
     Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal
     to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy. --
     {Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ness}, n.
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           A prodigal king is nearer a tyrant than a parsimonious.
                                                    --Bacon.
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           Extraordinary funds for one campaign may spare us the
           expense of many years; whereas a long, parsimonious war
           will drain us of more men and money.     --Addison.
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     Syn: Covetous; niggardly; miserly; penurious; close; saving;
          mean; stingy; frugal. See {Avaricious}.
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