skimp
From LSJ
γελᾷ δ' ὁ μωρός, κἄν τι μὴ γέλοιον ᾖ → the fool laughs even when there's nothing to laugh at
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
not skimping the work, but furnishing (the ships) in the best manner possible: P. οὐδ' ἀφοσιούμενος ἀλλ' ὡς οἷόν τ' ἄριστα παρασκευαζόμενος (Isaeus, 67, 20).