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Parsimonious Adj Frugal Unwilling Spend Owner Refused Purchase

Front parsimonious
Back (adj.) very frugal; unwilling to spend;
The owner was so parsimonious he refused to purchase new curtains when the old ones fell off the window.
The parsimonious individual argued that twenty-five cents was much too expensive for a pack of gum.

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