His mother became increasingly
parsimonious over the years, and even if there were a good doctor around she did not like to pay one.
-- Willard Sterne Randall,
George Washington: A Life Lehmann was famously
parsimonious, and used postwar shortages as a cover for his economies.
-- John Richardson,
The Sorcerer's Apprentice He was extremely
parsimonious with his words, parceling them out softly in a deliberate monotone as if each were a precious gem never to be squandered.
-- Michael Riordan and Lillian Hoddeson,
Crystal Fire