Synonyms for penny-wise
| Grammar : Adj |
Top 10 synonyms for penny-wise Other synonyms for the word penny-wise
- abstemious
- avaricious
- canny
- chary
- circumspect
- closefisted
- conserving
- cost-effective
- curmudgeonly
- discreet
- efficient
- frugal
- meager
- methodical
- mingy
- miserly
- money-saving
- niggardly
- on the rims
- parsimonious
- penny-wise
- penurious
- practical
- preserving
- provident
- prudent
- prudential
- spartan
- stingy
- thrifty
- tight
- tightwad
- time-saving
- unwasteful
- wary
- watchful
- work-saving
Définition of penny-wise
- As in Scotch : adj economical
- As in economical : adj conservative with resources; careful
- As in frugal : adj economical
- 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
Antonyms for penny-wise
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