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1. (adj.) penurious
extremely stingy.
2. penurious
extremely poor; indigent.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances(p), penniless, penurious, pinched
not having enough money to pay for necessities
2. (adj) parsimonious, penurious
excessively unwilling to spend
"parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"
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1. (adj) penurious
excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly
2. (adj) penurious
not bountiful or liberal; scanty
3. (adj) penurious
destitute of money; suffering extreme want
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