Dictionary Home »
Dictionary Definitions » penuriousness
penuriousness
Variant of penurious
adjective
- unwilling to part with money or possessions; mean; miserly; stingy
- characterized by extreme poverty; impoverished
Related Forms:
- penuriously adverb
- penuriousness noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Learn more about penuriousness