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imparsimonious

adj

Etymology

From im- + parsimonious.

  1. derived from parsimōnia
  2. derived from parsimonie
  3. inherited from parcimonie
  4. suffixed as parsimonious — “parsimony + ious”
  5. prefixed as imparsimonious — “im + parsimonious”

Definitions

  1. Not parsimonious.

    • On the evidence stated, it would seem imparsimonious to postulate such enduring continuants as psychoids.
    • While this model has some attractive features, it seems to me to give an account of the semantic-congruity effect that is, at the least, terribly imparsimonious.
    • This does not mean, however, that entirely new characters evolved each time the environment changed and placed new adaptive demands on the human organism—this would be extremely imparsimonious and inefficient.

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