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- [puh-noo r-ee-uh s, -nyoo r-]
- /pəˈnʊər i əs, -ˈnyʊər-/
- /pəˈnjʊə.ri.əs/
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- [puh-noo r-ee-uh s, -nyoo r-]
- /pəˈnʊər i əs, -ˈnyʊər-/
Definitions of penurious word
- adjective penurious extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly. 1
- adjective penurious extremely poor; destitute; indigent. 1
- adjective penurious poorly or inadequately supplied; lacking in means or resources. 1
- adjective penurious miserly, ungenerous 1
- adjective penurious niggardly with money 0
- adjective penurious lacking money or means 0
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Origin of penurious
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
From the Medieval Latin word pēnūriōsus, dating back to 1590-1600. See penury, -ous
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Parts of speech for Penurious
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
penurious popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for penurious
noun penurious
- abjection — an abject state or condition
- adjacency — the quality or state of being adjacent; nearness
- aridities — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- aridity — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- avarice — Avarice is extremely strong desire for money and possessions.
adj penurious
- beggared — a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
- broke — Broke is the past tense of break.
- buster — a person or thing destroying something as specified
- cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- close-fisted — very careful with money; mean
adjective penurious
- esurient — Hungry or greedy.
- fortuneless — Unlucky, unfortunate.
- hoarding — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
- mean — to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- needy — in a condition of need or want; poverty-stricken; impoverished; extremely poor; destitute.
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