cheeseparing
📖 Definitions
noun
1. The act of saving by using extremely frugal measures.
2. Something of little value.
adjective
1. Meanly economical.
2. Insignificant; spare; thin.
💬 Usage Examples
“I/you/we shall never possess even a cheeseparing of that greatness.” Michael Paterniti; Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America With Einstein’s Brain; Harper’s Magazine (New York); Oct 1997. “It does not begin to be good enough for Sunak to impose another round of cheeseparing austerity.” Martin Wolf; The Tories Need to Abandon Their Shibboleths; Financial Times (London, UK); Nov 14, 2022.