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Definition of the day : « penny-wise »

  • As in Scotch : adj economical
  • As in economical : adj conservative with resources; careful
  • As in frugal : adj economical
Example sentences :
  • Yes, my thoughts were penny-wise, which is far better than if they had been pound-foolish.
  • Extract from : « The Mark of Cain » by Carolyn Wells
  • Penny-wise and pound-foolish, has been the ruin of thousands.
  • Extract from : « The Writings of Thomas Paine, Vol. I » by Thomas Paine
  • Such spots form a sort of museum, only Nature does these things with a royal hand, and not in a penny-wise, showman fashion.
  • Extract from : « The Pearl of India » by Maturin M. Ballou
  • I was delighted, and spent more time watching them than 'penny-wise' people would have approved.
  • Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 4, October 1843 » by Various
  • In this, perhaps, there was something of the penny-wise policy, which sprang from one great defect in her character.
  • Extract from : « History of the United Netherlands, 1584-86, Vol. I. (of IV) Complete » by John Lothrop Motley
  • The penny-wise economy, too, of the Queen, was rapidly proving a most ruinous extravagance.
  • Extract from : « History of the United Netherlands, 1584-86, Vol. I. (of IV) Complete » by John Lothrop Motley
  • A Local Board came into existence, and with much hesitation and penny-wise economy inaugurated drainage works.
  • Extract from : « The New Machiavelli » by Herbert George Wells
  • Not a little, too, of Sir George's economy was of "the penny-wise and pound-foolish" kind.
  • Extract from : « Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory » by John M'lean
  • But it is wonderful what people, penny-wise and pound foolish, will sometimes do to save 2d.
  • Extract from : « The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 353, October 2, 1886. » by Various
  • The small force our Government (penny-wise and pound foolish) had sent against the Afghans were overwhelmed.
  • Extract from : « A Soldier's Experience or A Voice from the Ranks: Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure » by Timothy Gowing