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   pe·nu·ri·ous

   /pəˈno͝orēəs/

   adjective

   • 1. extremely poor; poverty-stricken: "a penurious old tramp" Similar pooras poor as a church mousepoverty-strickendestitutenecessitousin penuryimpecuniousimpoverishedindigentneedyin need/wantbadly offin reduced circumstancesin straitened circumstanceshard upon one's beam-endsunable to make ends meetunderprivilegedpennilesswithout a soumoneylessbankruptbustinsolventon the breadlinewithout a penny (to one's name)informal:brokeflat brokecleaned outstrapped for cashstrappedon one's uppersstony brokeskintwithout two pennies to rub togetherwithout two (brass) farthings to rub togetherin Queer Streetstone brokerare:pauperizedbeggaredOpposite wealthy
   • ▪ characterized by poverty or need: "penurious years"
   • 2. parsimonious; mean: "a tight-fisted, penurious boss whose wage scale is well below other bandleaders" Similar miserlyniggardlyparsimoniouspenny-pinchingclose-fistedcheeseparingscrimpinggraspinggreedyavariciousScroogelikeungenerousilliberalclosemeaninformal:stingymingytighttightfistedmoney-grubbingmoney-grabbingvulgar slang:tight-arsedtight-assedarchaic:nearOpposite generous

   Word Origin late 16th century: from medieval Latin penuriosus, from Latin penuria ‘need, scarcity’ (see penury).

   Derivatives

   • 1. penuriously adverb
   • 2. penuriousness noun

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   The meaning of PENURIOUS is marked by or suffering from penury. How to use penurious in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Penurious.

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   adjective. formal uk / pəˈnjʊə.ri.əs / us / pəˈnjʊr.i.ri.əs / Add to word list. extremely poor. Synonyms. destitute. hard up informal. impecunious formal. impoverished formal. indigent formal. needy. penniless. poor (NO MONEY) poverty-stricken. Opposites. rich (MONEY) well off (RICH)

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   Penurious definition: extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.. See examples of PENURIOUS used in a sentence.

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   You're penurious — a lovely long way of saying you're flat broke. Penurious also means a general dislike of spending money. If someone accuses you of being cheap, tell them you prefer to be thought of as penurious.

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   adjective. formal us / pəˈnjʊr.i.ri.əs / uk / pəˈnjʊə.ri.əs / Add to word list. extremely poor. Synonyms. destitute. hard up informal. impecunious formal. impoverished formal. indigent formal. needy. penniless. poor (NO MONEY) poverty-stricken. Opposites. rich (MONEY) well off (RICH)

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   Define penurious. penurious synonyms, penurious pronunciation, penurious translation, English dictionary definition of penurious. adj. 1. Poverty-stricken; destitute. 2. Unwilling to spend money; stingy. 3. Scanty or meager: "an allowance of cold meat and bread, in the same penurious...

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPENURIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   noun. Word Frequency. penurious in American English. (pɛˈnjʊriəs ; pɛˈnʊriəs ) adjective. 1. unwilling to part with money or possessions; mean; miserly; stingy. 2. characterized by extreme poverty; impoverished. SIMILAR WORDS: ˈstingy. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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   Miserly; excessively cheap. The old man died a penurious wretch; eighty-thousand dollars in the mattress and as many holes in the roof. Wiktionary. More Adjective Definitions (1) Synonyms: pinched. penniless. in straitened circumstances. impecunious. hard-up. parsimonious. penny-pinching. tight. poor. miserly. indigent. grasping. frugal.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpenurious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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    Definition of penurious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Jan 17, 2023 · penurious (comparative more penurious, superlative most penurious) Miserly ; excessively cheap . The old man died a penurious wretch; eighty-thousand dollars in the mattress and as many holes in the roof.