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Definition of Penuriousness
1. Noun. A state of lacking money.
Generic synonyms: Impoverishment, Poorness, Poverty
Derivative terms: Impecunious, Penniless, Penurious
2. Noun. A disposition to be niggardly with money.
Definition of Penuriousness
1. Noun. The quality of being penurious. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Penuriousness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Penuriousness
Literary usage of Penuriousness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1902)
"When the The queen's Armada was actually entering the penuriousness Channel she
deemed it sound economy to let her sailors get sick with sour ale rather ..."
2. The British Quarterly Review by Robert Vaughan, Henry Allon (1869)
"Idle tales soon went the rounds concerning the penuriousness of the new
Governor-General. He would go into a shop and was too dear. ..."
3. English Actors from Shakespeare to Macready by Henry Barton Baker (1879)
"Joseph Munden—His Wonderful Faces—His Early Shifts and Poverty—His
penuriousness—Dowton—John Emery—His Great Acting as Tyke—Two Rustics—John
Liston—Lack of ..."
4. Lives of the Archbishops of Canterbury by Walter Farquhar Hook (1872)
"Accused to Cecil both of extravagance and penuriousness.— Sir John Parker's
description of the revenues of the sea.—Cheque Roll. ..."
5. Public School Methods (1921)
"Thrift and penuriousness. The thrifty man is one who saves his money, prevents
waste in his business, lives economically, husbands his resources and uses ..."
6. The Channel Islands: Jersey, Guernsey, Aldernay, &c. (the Results of a Two by Henry David Inglis (1834)
"The condition of the country people ; their character; independence ; penuriousness ;
industry ; saving habits ; facts and illustrations; the " quid pro quo ..."
7. The Home and Foreign Review (1863)
"On the whole, these papers throw an unfavourable light on the penuriousness and
the perfidy of the first of the Tudors. 81. The Anecdota Adriani Sexti, ..."
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