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Definition of: penny-wise

(pen′ē·wiz′) adjective
Unduly economical in small matters: usually in the phrase penny–wise and pound–foolish, economical in small matters, but wasteful in large ones.
—pen′ny–wis′dom (-wiz′dəm) noun

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"penny" has the frequency of use of 0.0019%
"wise" has the frequency of use of 0.0084%

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