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penurious Definition

pe·nu·ri·ous (pe nyo̵or′ē əs, -no̵or′-)

adjective

  1. unwilling to part with money or possessions; mean; miserly; stingy
  2. characterized by extreme poverty; impoverished

Etymology: ML penuriosus < L penuria: see penury

penurious Related Forms

pe·nu′·ri·ously adverb pe·nu′·ri·ous·ness noun

penurious Synonyms

penurious

modif.

stingy, mean, frugal, niggardly; see stingy. See syn. study at stingy.

penurious Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • state: I have given you some of our vision, but - as previously mentioned - we are in a penurious state.
  • man: How wonderfully indignant the penurious man often is at the stinginess or want of public spirit of another!

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