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penurious meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of penurious at MeaningMonkey.org. penurious meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.PENURIOUS adjective
Definition of penurious (adjective)
- not having enough money to pay for necessities
- synonyms: hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, pinched
- excessively unwilling to spend
- "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"
- synonyms: parsimonious
Source: Princeton University Wordnet