单词 | penuriousness |
释义 | penuriousness (once / 77759 pages) n WORD FAMILY penurious: penuriously, penuriousness+/penury: penuries, penurious USAGE EXAMPLESOffended by such penuriousness, Michael Angelo demanded and received one hundred and forty ducats! Bolton, Sarah K., Famous European Artists(2012) The penuriousness of this singular man seemed, however, to have for its object the indulgence of a systematic benevolence. Anonymous, Curiosities of Human Nature(2012) This is enough to make up for any degree of scientific penuriousness or jealousy. Darwin, Charles, Charles Darwin: His Life in an Auto...(2012) 1n a disposition to be niggardly with money Hyper stinginess a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money 2n a state of lacking money Syn|Hyper impecuniousness, pennilessness impoverishment, poorness, poverty the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions |
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