PENURIOUS

penurious. Penurious, a. sparing, niggardly, mean, scanty

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Pe‐nu″ri‐ous (?), a. [[From Penury.]] 1. 1. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly. “A penurious niggard of his wealth.” Milton.
2. 2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty.
Here creeps along a poor, penurious stream. C. Pitt. 3. 3. Destitute of money; suffering extreme want. “My penurious band.” Shak.
Syn. — Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; miserly; niggardly; stingy. See Avaricious. —Pe‐nu″ri‐ous‐ly, adv. — Pe‐nu″ri‐ous‐ness, n.