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penurious
pe·nu·ri·ous P0175500 (pə-no͝or′ē-əs, -nyo͝or′-)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 proportion observed in our ordinary meals" (Charlotte Brontë).
[From Medieval Latin pēnūriōsus, from Latin pēnūria, want.]
pe·nu′ri·ous·ly adv.pe·nu′ri·ous·ness n.penurious (pɪˈnjʊərɪəs) adj1. niggardly with money2. lacking money or means3. yielding little; scanty peˈnuriously adv peˈnuriousness npe•nu•ri•ous (pəˈnʊər i əs, -ˈnyʊər-)
adj. 1. extremely stingy. 2. extremely poor; indigent. pe•nu′ri•ous•ness, n. penurious - A synonym for "poor, in need."See also related terms for poor.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | penurious - not having enough money to pay for necessitieshard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, pinchedpoor - having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret" | | 2. | penurious - excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"parsimoniousstingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" |
penuriousadjective1. Ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money:cheap, close, close-fisted, costive, hard-fisted, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, petty, pinching, stingy, tight, tightfisted.2. Having little or no money or wealth:beggarly, destitute, down-and-out, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, penniless, poor, poverty-stricken.Informal: broke, strapped.Idioms: hard up, on one's uppers.Translations
penurious
Related to penurious: inaudible, overbearing, pomposity, aloof, advisement, boorish, ebullienceSynonyms for penuriousadj ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend moneySynonyms- cheap
- close
- close-fisted
- costive
- hard-fisted
- mean
- miserly
- niggard
- niggardly
- parsimonious
- penny-pinching
- petty
- pinching
- stingy
- tight
- tightfisted
adj having little or no money or wealthSynonyms- beggarly
- destitute
- down-and-out
- impecunious
- impoverished
- indigent
- necessitous
- needy
- penniless
- poor
- poverty-stricken
- broke
- strapped
Synonyms for penuriousadj not having enough money to pay for necessitiesSynonyms- hard up
- impecunious
- in straitened circumstances
- penniless
- pinched
Related Wordsadj excessively unwilling to spendSynonymsRelated Words |