Definition of Penurious

1. Adjective. Not having enough money to pay for necessities.


2. Adjective. Excessively unwilling to spend. "Lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"

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

penultima
penultima law
penultimas
penultimate
penultimately
penultimates
penults
penumbra
penumbrae
penumbral
penumbras
penumbrous
penup
penups
penuries
penurious (current term)
penuriously
penuriousness
penuriousnesses
penurities
penurity
penury
penwiper
penwipers
penwoman
penwomen
penzhinite
peon
peonage
peonages

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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