Synonyms for penny-wise

Most common

stingy · thrifty

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Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Thrifty in regards to small amounts of money.

Example sentences

• stingy Shylock is greedy, and what is worse, very stingy.
• thrifty Tom's not stingy, he's just very thrifty.

By length

6 letters

stingy²

7 letters

thrifty²

12 letters

parsimonious⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (stingy² = 2 syllables).