Difference between Penurious and Parsimonious
What is the difference between Penurious and Parsimonious?
Penurious as an adjective is miserly; excessively cheap. while Parsimonious as an adjective is exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy.
Penurious
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Miserly; excessively cheap.
Not bountiful; thin; scant.
Impoverished; wanting for money.
Parsimonious
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy.
We hope you now know whether to use Penurious or Parsimonious in your sentence.
