English Explanatory Dictionary

pound-foolish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Being unwise in dealing with large amounts of money.

Word forms

pound-foolish more pound-foolish most pound-foolish

Etymology

From penny-wise and pound-foolish (“thrifty in the small and wasteful in the large”).

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