penurious

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.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
There are beings so dejected—so penurious—that this swearing constitutes their whole store of worldly opulence.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman
No; but even in the most penurious times it was kings who were the patrons.
The New Society|Walther Rathenau
If one were ever penurious, might it not be of these handsome loaves of hers?
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865|Various

One would suppose that such a mother would have every want supplied, even by a penurious son.
Choice Readings for the Home Circle|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for penurious

penurious

/ (pɪˈnjʊərɪəs) /

adjective

niggardly with money

lacking money or means

yielding little; scanty

Derived forms of penurious

penuriously, adverbpenuriousness, noun

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