penurious
[puh-noor-ee-uhs, -nyoor-]
adjective
extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.
extremely poor; destitute; indigent.
poorly or inadequately supplied; lacking in means or resources.
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avaricious, cheap, chintzy, economical, frugal, greedy, miserly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, saving, sparing, thrifty, tightfisted, uncharitable, ungenerous, close-fisted, costive, curmudgeonly, hoarding, pinchpenny
Origin of penurious
Synonyms for penurious
Antonyms for penurious
1. generous.
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Examples from the Web for penurious
Historical Examples of penurious
She was so penurious, that she did not give me what was necessary to sustain life.
The Autobiography of Madame GuyonJeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon
No; but even in the most penurious times it was kings who were the patrons.
The New SocietyWalther Rathenau
If one were ever penurious, might it not be of these handsome loaves of hers?
His clothing appeared to indicate a penurious, grasping nature.
Under FireFrank A. Munsey
Yes; but you trifle with me by these reluctant and penurious communications.
The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of BallytrainWilliam Carleton
penurious
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