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penurious

/p/I/'n/j//U//@/r/i//@/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. not having enough money to pay for necessities

    adj.all

    Synonyms hard up impecunious in straitened circumstances penniless pinched

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. excessively unwilling to spend

    adj.all

    Examples
    Lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence.
    Synonyms parsimonious

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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