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In addition to Rayner's suggestions, there are

  • parsimonious (avoiding excess)
  • stingy (unwilling to spend moneyungenerous)
  • miserly (inclined to hoard money)
  • Spartan (characterized by self-denial)

Stingy and miserly are pejorative. Spartan might evince a degree of admiration. Parsimonious is purely technical, a neutral evaluation. A solution to a problem might be described as parsimonious, if it is the simplest possible answer.

There are many others.

In addition to Rayner's suggestions, there are

  • parsimonious (avoiding excess)
  • stingy (unwilling to spend money)
  • miserly (inclined to hoard money)
  • Spartan (characterized by self-denial)

There are many others.

In addition to Rayner's suggestions, there are

  • parsimonious (avoiding excess)
  • stingy (ungenerous)
  • miserly (inclined to hoard money)
  • Spartan (characterized by self-denial)

Stingy and miserly are pejorative. Spartan might evince a degree of admiration. Parsimonious is purely technical, a neutral evaluation. A solution to a problem might be described as parsimonious, if it is the simplest possible answer.

There are many others.

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Michael Lorton
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In addition to Rayner's suggestions, there are

  • parsimonious (avoiding excess)
  • stingy (unwilling to spend money)
  • miserly (inclined to hoard money)
  • Spartan (characterized by self-denial)
  • spare (cautious of spending).

There are many others.

In addition to Rayner's suggestions, there are

  • parsimonious (avoiding excess)
  • stingy (unwilling to spend money)
  • miserly (inclined to hoard money)
  • Spartan (characterized by self-denial)
  • spare (cautious of spending).

In addition to Rayner's suggestions, there are

  • parsimonious (avoiding excess)
  • stingy (unwilling to spend money)
  • miserly (inclined to hoard money)
  • Spartan (characterized by self-denial)

There are many others.

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Michael Lorton
  • 28.2k
  • 10
  • 64
  • 101

In addition to Rayner's suggestions, there are

  • parsimonious (avoiding excess)
  • stingy (unwilling to spend money)
  • miserly (inclined to hoard money)
  • Spartan (characterized by self-denial)
  • spare (cautious of spending).