penurious English

Meaning penurious meaning

What does penurious mean?

penurious

— adjective (= parsimonious) excessively unwilling to spend parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence

— adjective (= hard up) not having enough money to pay for necessities

Synonyms penurious synonyms

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penurious English » English

stingy

parsimonious

niggardly

miserly

poor

selfish

mean

illiberal

ungenerous

scanty

pinched

penniless

near

indigent

in straitened circumstances

impecunious

hard up

close-fisted

uncharitable

too-saving

tight

stinting

sordid

skinny

short of

shabby

scrimy

resourceless

poor person

pauper

over-thirsty

over-economical

miser

mingy

meagre

meagerly

meager

jejune

hardfisted

grasping

frugal

exiguous

deficiency

curly

curled

closefisted

cheeseparing

avaricious