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adjective
- 1. extremely poor; poverty-stricken: "a penurious old tramp" Similar Opposite
- 2. unwilling to spend money; mean: "a tight-fisted, penurious boss whose wage scale is well below other bandleaders" Similar Opposite
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adjective. formal uk / pəˈnjʊə.ri.əs / us / pəˈnjʊr.i.ri.əs / Add to word list. extremely poor. Synonyms. destitute. hard up informal. impecunious formal. impoverished formal. indigent formal. needy. penniless. poor (NO MONEY) poverty-stricken. Opposites. rich (MONEY) well off (RICH)
The meaning of PENURIOUS is marked by or suffering from penury. How to use penurious in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Penurious.
You're penurious — a lovely long way of saying you're flat broke. Penurious also means a general dislike of spending money. If someone accuses you of being cheap, tell them you prefer to be thought of as penurious.
adjective. formal us / pəˈnjʊr.i.ri.əs / uk / pəˈnjʊə.ri.əs / Add to word list. extremely poor. Synonyms. destitute. hard up informal. impecunious formal. impoverished formal. indigent formal. needy. penniless. poor (NO MONEY) poverty-stricken. Opposites. rich (MONEY) well off (RICH)
Penurious definition: extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.. See examples of PENURIOUS used in a sentence.
How on earth had two penurious nineteen-year-olds afforded it? Harris, Elizabeth TIME OF THE WOLF ( 1990 ) Though penurious in his personal habits he was fond of attending sales , and was a keen bidder for any object that struck his fancy .
Define penurious. penurious synonyms, penurious pronunciation, penurious translation, English dictionary definition of penurious. 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...
Miserly; excessively cheap. The old man died a penurious wretch; eighty-thousand dollars in the mattress and as many holes in the roof. Wiktionary. More Adjective Definitions (1) Synonyms: pinched. penniless. in straitened circumstances. impecunious. hard-up. parsimonious. penny-pinching. tight. poor. miserly. indigent. grasping. frugal.
Definition of penurious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
penurious in American English. (pɛˈnjʊriəs ; pɛˈnʊriəs ) adjective. 1. unwilling to part with money or possessions; mean; miserly; stingy. 2. characterized by extreme poverty; impoverished. SIMILAR WORDS: ˈstingy. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.