penny-wise

pen·ny-wise

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pen-ee wahyz]
- /ˈpɛn i waɪz/
- /ˈpeni waɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pen-ee wahyz]
- /ˈpɛn i waɪz/

Definitions of penny-wise word

adjective penny-wise greatly concerned with saving small sums of money 0
adjective penny-wise careful or thrifty in regard to small matters 0

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Parts of speech for Penny-wise

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Penny-wise

penny-wise popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for penny-wise

adj penny-wise

curmudgeonly — If you describe someone as curmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
mingy — mean and stingy; niggardly.
economical — avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space.
frugal — economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: What your office needs is a frugal manager who can save you money without resorting to painful cutbacks. Synonyms: thrifty, chary, provident, careful, prudent, penny-wise, scrimping; miserly, Scotch, penny-pinching. Antonyms: wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift, prodigal, profligate.

adjective penny-wise

conserving — Present participle of conserve.
niggardly — reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.

All 6 Synonyms of penny-wise

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