Penurious
Full definition of penurious
Adjective
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.