penny-wise
penny-wise
Definition
penny-wise (pen′ē wīz′)
adjective
careful or thrifty in regard to small matters
penny-wise and pound-foolish
careful or thrifty in small matters but careless or wasteful in major ones
Browse dictionary entries near penny-wise
- -penny
- penny stock fraud
- penny stock
- penny pincher
- penny loafer
- penny jumping
- penny dreadful
- penny arcade
- penny ante
- penny
- pennyroyal
- pennyweight
- pennywhistle
- pennywort
- pennyworth
- Penobscot
- penology
- pensée
- Pensacola
- pensile
