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Definition of Penurious
1. Adjective. Not having enough money to pay for necessities.
Similar to: Poor
Derivative terms: Impecuniousness, Pennilessness, Penuriousness, Penury
2. Adjective. Excessively unwilling to spend. "Lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"
Similar to: Stingy, Ungenerous
Derivative terms: Parsimoniousness, Parsimoniousness, Parsimony, Parsimony, Penuriousness
Definition of Penurious
1. a. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly.
Definition of Penurious
1. Adjective. Miserly; excessively cheap. ¹
2. Adjective. Not bountiful; thin; scant. ¹
3. Adjective. Impoverished; wanting for money. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Penurious
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Penurious
Literary usage of Penurious
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Synonymes: With Copious Illustrations and Explanations. Drawn from by George Crabb (1863)
"... he who is thrifty commonly adds the desire of getting with that of saving; he
who is penurious wants no thing to make him a complete miser ..."
2. British Synonymy: Or, An Attempt at Regulating the Choice of Words in by Hester Lynch Piozzi (1794)
"... COVETOUS, AVARICIOUS, STINGY, PARSIMONIOUS, NEAR, NIGGARDLY, penurious. ...
and NEAR—NIGGARDLY in giving, and infr.end- ing penurious: the ..."
3. The Writings of James Madison: Comprising His Public Papers and His Private by James Madison, Gaillard Hunt (1901)
"... grant of \ to the army and in other respects breathing a penurious spirit
which if indulged will be fatal to every establishment that requires expence. ..."
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