Added 10 October 2026 penny-wise adjective Categories: Describing WordsObscure Words adjective ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about penny-wise at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Thrifty in regards to small amounts of money. Origin From penny + wise. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: thriftyequiparsimoniousunexpensivelyabstemiouspaucalpauciloquentparcelwisewaterwiseshort-windedslowcircumspectdown-to-earth Back to today's word