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penurious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, pinched |
| Derivation | penuriousness, penury |
penurious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | parsimonious |
| Derivation | penuriousness |
lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence.
Examples of penurious
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For those who remained patient through the penurious years, reward is at hand.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Even after Fischer died, Last continued to learn about his friend's penurious ways.
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We would be thrifty, but not penurious, when it came to lodging and admission costs.
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Together they make a lot of money, always the sticking point with the penurious Pads.
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What if that team had tanked under Ornest's erratic and penurious control?
From the stltoday.com
Like Carter, Lance came from a modest but not penurious background.
From the time.com
It was sometimes used by penurious governments to reduce costs.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As a Senator he will make $42,500 a year instead of the penurious Arkansas Governor's salary of $10,000.
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Things have come full circle since penurious sailors from the Far East first arrived two centuries ago.
From the economist.com
- Hard up: not having enough money to pay for necessities
- Parsimonious: excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"
- (penuriously) in a penurious manner; "they lived penuriously"
- (penuriousness) impecuniousness: a state of lacking money
- (penury) indigence: a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"
- Poverty is the lack of basic human needs, such as clean water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter, because of the inability to afford them. This is also referred to as absolute poverty or destitution. ...
- Miserly; excessively cheap; Not bountiful; thin; scant; Impoverished; wanting for money
- (penury) extreme want; poverty; destitution; a lack of something; a dearth; barrenness; insufficiency
- (penury) lack of money, property, or necessities; extreme poverty.
