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penuriousness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | impecuniousness, pennilessness |
| Type of | impoverishment, poorness, poverty |
| Derivation | penurious |
penuriousness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | stinginess |
| Derivation | penurious |
Examples of penuriousness
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Stape's research uncovered numerous episodes of penuriousness in the Conrad family.
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It went on to become a symbol of penuriousness.
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At Ryanair HQ, he cultivated a reputation for penuriousness, banning cover sheets on faxes and requiring employees to buy their own pens.
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- Impecuniousness: a state of lacking money
- A disposition to be niggardly with money
- (penurious) hard up: not having enough money to pay for necessities
- (penurious) parsimonious: excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"
- (Penurious) 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. ...
- The quality of being penurious
- (penurious) Miserly; excessively cheap; Not bountiful; thin; scant; Impoverished; wanting for money
- (penurious) poor, indigent, miserly
- (penurious (42)) Poverty-stricken or destitute.
