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penurious

[ puh-noor-ee-uhs, -nyoor- ]

adjective

  1. extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.

    Synonyms: ,

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  2. extremely poor; destitute; indigent.
  3. poorly or inadequately supplied; lacking in means or resources.


penurious

/ ɪˈʊəɪə /

adjective

  1. niggardly with money
  2. lacking money or means
  3. yielding little; scanty
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳܰdzܲԱ, noun
  • ˈԳܰdzܲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·Գ۾·dzܲ· adverb
  • ·Գ۾·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲp·Գ۾·dzܲ adjective
  • un·Գ۾·dzܲ· adverb
  • un·Գ۾·dzܲ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of penurious1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Medieval Latin ŧūōܲ, from Latin paenūria, pēnūria penury + -ous ( def )
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Even so, the general picture of a mother’s absence and a daughter’s understandable resentment at having had to pick up the maternal slack in penurious conditions comes through loud and clear.

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She wants to believe in his goodness, but the real issue is that she just can’t imagine her sad, penurious life without him.

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In a ruling July 28, McMahon called them “hapless, easily manipulated and penurious petty criminals” who had no connection to any terrorist group and had “never remotely contemplated” violent extremism before they met Hussain.

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In almost every case, at least one man, woman or child looks out from the penurious scene and stares squarely at the viewer, imploringly.

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There his followers learn about his penurious childhood and his own children's lives.

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