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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › penuriousPenurious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Penurious means marked by or suffering from penury, or extremely stingy. Learn the synonyms, antonyms, examples, and word history of penurious from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPENURIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Penurious means extremely poor or having very little money. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences with synonyms and translations.

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

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › penuriousPenurious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPENURIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Penurious means extremely poor or very frugal. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences with synonyms and translations.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › penuriousPenurious - definition of penurious by The Free Dictionary

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   Penurious means extremely poor, stingy, or scanty. Find the origin, usage, and translations of this adjective from various sources, such as American Heritage, Collins, and Farlex dictionaries.

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

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   Penurious means unwilling to spend money, lacking money or means, or yielding little. See synonyms, antonyms, examples, word origin and usage of penurious in British and American English.