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lakomý — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • miserly adj Unwilling to spend money even when it would be reasonable to.
  • parsimonious adj Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.
  • stingy adj Unwilling to spend, give, or share; miserly.

Senses

lakomý is used for these senses in English:

  • miserly Like a miser, very or objectionably cautious with money.
  • parsimonious Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.
  • stingy Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.

parsimonious — full definition

  1. adj Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.
  2. adj Using a minimal number of assumptions, steps, or conjectures.
  3. adj Not conceding many goals.

Related Czech words