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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 | ||
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