English
Adjective
penurious
- miserly|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|Impoverished; wanting for money.
#: The poor penurious horde, naught in the cooking pot and naught in the belly.
Related terms
penury
Synonyms
saurus|poor|impoverished
See WikiSaurus:miser|miser
Antonyms
See WikiSaurus:spendthrift|spendthrift
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