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penurious

[ puh-noor-ee-uhs, -nyoor- ]
/ pəĖˆnŹŠÉ™r i əs, -ĖˆnyŹŠÉ™r- /
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adjective
extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.
extremely poor; destitute; indigent.
poorly or inadequately supplied; lacking in means or resources.
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Origin of penurious

First recorded in 1590ā€“1600; from Medieval Latin pēnÅ«riōsus, from Latin paenÅ«ria, pēnÅ«ria penury + -ous

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Words nearby penurious

penuchle, penult, penultimate, penumbra, penumbral, penurious, penury, Penutian, Penza, Penzance, Penzias
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Words related to penurious

avaricious, cheap, chintzy, close-fisted, costive, curmudgeonly, economical, frugal, greedy, hoarding, miserly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, pinchpenny, saving, scrimping, sparing, thrifty, tightfisted, uncharitable

How to use penurious in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for penurious

penurious
/ (pÉŖĖˆnjŹŠÉ™rÉŖəs) /
adjective
niggardly with money
lacking money or means
yielding little; scanty

Derived forms of penurious

penuriously, adverbpenuriousness, noun
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