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penurious

[ puh-noor-ee-uhs, -nyoor- ]

adjective

  1. extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.

    Synonyms: close, tight

    Antonyms: generous

  2. extremely poor; destitute; indigent.
  3. poorly or inadequately supplied; lacking in means or resources.


penurious

/ pɪˈnjʊərɪəs /

adjective

  1. niggardly with money
  2. lacking money or means
  3. yielding little; scanty
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • peˈnuriousness, noun
  • peˈnuriously, adverb
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Other Words From

  • pe·nuri·ous·ly adverb
  • pe·nuri·ous·ness noun
  • unpe·nuri·ous adjective
  • unpe·nuri·ous·ly adverb
  • unpe·nuri·ous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of penurious1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Medieval Latin pēnūriōsus, from Latin paenūria, pēnūria penury + -ous ( def )
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Example Sentences

Not observing that the President Rose, who was very penurious, had put his money in the hat, he presented it to him a second time.

There are beings so dejected—so penurious—that this swearing constitutes their whole store of worldly opulence.

No; but even in the most penurious times it was kings who were the patrons.

If one were ever penurious, might it not be of these handsome loaves of hers?

One would suppose that such a mother would have every want supplied, even by a penurious son.

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