• Penurious

    Full definition of penurious

    Adjective

    penurious

    1. Miserly; excessively cheap.The old man died a penurious wretch; eighty-thousand dollars in the mattress and as many holes in the roof.
    2. Not bountiful; thin; scant.The penurious stew would have been more accurately labelled broth.
    3. Impoverished; wanting for money.The poor penurious horde, naught in the cooking pot and naught in the belly.

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