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parsimony vs parsimonious

parsimonious vs parsimony

parsimony is a noun but parsimonious is not a noun.

parsimony is not an adjective while parsimonious is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
parsimony Yes No No No
parsimonious No Yes No No
parsimony (noun) parsimonious (noun)
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
extreme stinginess
parsimony (adjective) parsimonious (adjective)
excessively unwilling to spend
Difference between parsimony and parsimonious

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