Antonyms for penny-wise

Grammar : Adj

Definition of penny-wise

As in Scotch : adj economical
As in economical : adj conservative with resources; careful
As in frugal : adj economical

Example sentences :

Yes, my thoughts were penny-wise, which is far better than if they had been pound-foolish.
Extract from : « The Mark of Cain » by Carolyn Wells

Penny-wise and pound-foolish, has been the ruin of thousands.
Extract from : « The Writings of Thomas Paine, Vol. I » by Thomas Paine

Such spots form a sort of museum, only Nature does these things with a royal hand, and not in a penny-wise, showman fashion.
Extract from : « The Pearl of India » by Maturin M. Ballou

I was delighted, and spent more time watching them than 'penny-wise' people would have approved.
Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 4, October 1843 » by Various

In this, perhaps, there was something of the penny-wise policy, which sprang from one great defect in her character.
Extract from : « History of the United Netherlands, 1584-86, Vol. I. (of IV) Complete » by John Lothrop Motley

The penny-wise economy, too, of the Queen, was rapidly proving a most ruinous extravagance.
Extract from : « History of the United Netherlands, 1584-86, Vol. I. (of IV) Complete » by John Lothrop Motley

A Local Board came into existence, and with much hesitation and penny-wise economy inaugurated drainage works.
Extract from : « The New Machiavelli » by Herbert George Wells

Not a little, too, of Sir George's economy was of "the penny-wise and pound-foolish" kind.
Extract from : « Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory » by John M'lean

But it is wonderful what people, penny-wise and pound foolish, will sometimes do to save 2d.
Extract from : « The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 353, October 2, 1886. » by Various

The small force our Government (penny-wise and pound foolish) had sent against the Afghans were overwhelmed.
Extract from : « A Soldier's Experience or A Voice from the Ranks: Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure » by Timothy Gowing

Synonyms for penny-wise

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