English adjective: penurious | |||
1. | penurious not having enough money to pay for necessities | ||
Synonyms | hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, pinched | ||
Similar | poor | ||
Antonyms | rich | ||
2. | penurious excessively unwilling to spend | ||
Samples | Parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses. Lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence. | ||
Synonyms | parsimonious | ||
Similar | stingy, ungenerous | ||
Antonyms | generous | ||