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Webster 1913 Edition
Penurious
1.
Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly.
“A penurious niggard of his wealth.” Milton.
2.
Not bountiful or liberal; scanty.
Here creeps along a poor,
penurious
stream. C. Pitt.
3.
Destitute of money; suffering extreme want.
[Obs.]
“My penurious band.” Shak.
Syn. – Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; miserly; niggardly; stingy. See
–Avaricious
. Pe-nu′ri-ous-ly
, adv.
Pe-nu′ri-ous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Penurious
PENU'RIOUS
,Adj.
1.
Excessively saving or sparing in the use of money; parsimonious to a fault; sordid; as a penurious man. It expresses somewhat less than niggardly.2.
Scanty; affording little; as a penurious spring.Definition 2024
penurious
penurious
English
Adjective
penurious (comparative more penurious, superlative most penurious)
- Miserly; excessively cheap.
- The old man died a penurious wretch; eighty-thousand dollars in the mattress and as many holes in the roof.
- Not bountiful; thin; scant.
- The penurious stew would have been more accurately labelled broth.
- Impoverished; wanting for money.
- The poor penurious horde, naught in the cooking pot and naught in the belly.
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Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:stingy
- See also Wikisaurus:impoverished
Antonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:spendthrift