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PENURIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excessively unwilling to spend
Example:
lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence
Synonyms:
parsimonious; penurious
Classified under:
Similar:
stingy; ungenerous (unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.))
Derivation:
penuriousness (a disposition to be niggardly with money)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not having enough money to pay for necessities
Synonyms:
hard up; impecunious; in straitened circumstances; penniless; penurious; pinched
Classified under:
Similar:
poor (having little money or few possessions)
Derivation:
penuriousness (a state of lacking money)
penury (a state of extreme poverty or destitution)
