- penurious
- penurious 1590s, from M.L. penuriosus, from L. penuria "penury" (see PENURY (Cf. penury)). Originally "poverty-stricken, in a state of penury;" meaning "stingy" is first attested 1630s.
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Penurious — Pe*nu ri*ous, a. [From {Penury}.] 1. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly. A penurious niggard of his wealth. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty. [1913 Webster] Here creeps along a poor,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penurious — I adjective chary, cheap, churlish, close, close fisted, close handed, frugal, greedy, grudging, illiberal, impoverished, in distress, in need, in want, indigent, mean, mercenary, miserly, needy, niggard, niggardly, nonpaying, parsimonious,… … Law dictionary
penurious — parsimonious, niggardly, *stingy, close, close fisted, tight, tightfisted, miserly, cheeseparing, penny pinching Analogous words: avaricious, grasping, greedy, *covetous: *mercenary, venal: *mean, abject, sordid, ignoble … New Dictionary of Synonyms
penurious — [adj] stingy avaricious, cheap, chintzy*, close fisted, costive, curmudgeonly, economical, frugal, greedy, hoarding, miserly, parsimonious, penny pinching, pennywise*, pinchpenny*, saving, scrimping, sparing, thrifty, tightfisted, uncharitable,… … New thesaurus
penurious — ► ADJECTIVE formal 1) extremely poor. 2) parsimonious. DERIVATIVES penuriously adverb … English terms dictionary
penurious — [pe nyoor′ē əs, penoor′ē əs] adj. [ML penuriosus < L penuria: see PENURY] 1. unwilling to part with money or possessions; mean; miserly; stingy 2. characterized by extreme poverty; impoverished SYN. STINGY1 penuriously adv. penuriousness n … English World dictionary
penurious — adjective a) Miserly; excessively cheap. The old man died a penurious wretch; eighty thousand dollars in the mattress and as many holes in the roof. b) Not bountiful; thin; scant. The penurious stew would have been more accurately labelled broth … Wiktionary
penurious — adjective, formal 1) a penurious student Syn: poor, poor as a church mouse, poverty stricken, destitute, necessitous, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy, in need/want, badly off, in reduced/straitened circumstances, hard up, u … Thesaurus of popular words
penurious — adjective Date: 1590 1. marked by or suffering from penury 2. given to or marked by extreme stinting frugality Synonyms: see stingy • penuriously adverb • penuriousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
penurious — penuriously, adv. penuriousness, n. /peuh noor ee euhs, nyoor /, adj. 1. extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly. 2. extremely poor; destitute; indigent. 3. poorly or inadequately supplied; lacking in means or resources. [1590 1600; < ML… … Universalium
