parsimonious

Meaning

1. Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.
2. Using a minimal number of assumptions, steps, or conjectures.
3. Not conceding many goals.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree English parsimony Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English parsimonious From parsimony + -ous.

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