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English adjective: penurious

1. penurious not having enough money to pay for necessities


Synonymshard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, pinched


Similarpoor


Antonymsrich

2. penurious excessively unwilling to spend


SamplesParsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses.
Lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence.


Synonymsparsimonious


Similarstingy, ungenerous


Antonymsgenerous









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