pennywise
- adjective
- /ˈpɛniˌwaɪz/
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- How pennywise are these independents?
Examples
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His pennywise habits helped him accumulate a substantial savings over time.
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And this is a guy who at various points in his life was a real cost cutting, you know, Pennywise governor.
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And I said, OK, that was, that was very Pennywise and extremely # foolish.
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But I think not doing that is just incredibly Pennywise # foolish.
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So to cut that service and bike to the library every time I need to log on would be pennywise, pound-foolish.
Blog text (19) -
It's pennywise to save small amounts of money each week for future expenses.
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Being pennywise, she always looked for the best deals when grocery shopping.
Synonyms
199
6.5
Not willing to spend money even when needed
31
4.9
Careful about spending money and not wasting things
26
5.2
Not willing to spend money or give help to others
10
4.4
Being careful with money and things to avoid wasting them
3
7.9
Not willing to spend or give money even when they have enough
2
9.9
A person who is unwilling to spend money and avoids buying things
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7.5
Not willing to spend much money
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8.0
A person who does not like to spend money
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7.5
Careful with small amounts of money but careless about larger costs
1
9.9
Unwilling to spend money, even for small things
Not willing to spend money, even for small things
Not willing to spend or share money
Not willing to spend money even when they have it
Unwilling to give money or things
Antonyms
How Thrifty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pennywise comes from penny (the small coin) and wise which means 'in the way of' or 'having sense', like in clockwise. So someone who is pennywise is careful with small amounts of money and watches little expenses.