parsimonious vs saving

parsimonious

adj
  • Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal to excess. 

  • Not conceding many goals. 

  • Using a minimal number of assumptions, steps, or conjectures. 

saving

adj
  • Thrifty; frugal. 

  • Preserving; rescuing. 

  • That saves someone from damnation; redemptive. 

  • Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful. 

  • Relating to making a saving. 

  • Making reservation or exception. 

noun
  • The action of the verb to save. 

  • A reduction in cost or expenditure. 

  • Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future. 

prep
  • Without disrespect to. 

  • With the exception of; except; save. 

How often have the words parsimonious and saving occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )