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penurious
01
extremely poor or unwilling to spend money
Formal
Examples
The penurious family struggled to afford even the basic necessities of life.
After losing his job, he found himself in a penurious state, unable to pay his rent.
02
extremely stingy
DisapprovingFormalExamples
He was so penurious that he reused old envelopes.
The penurious landlord refused to fix the broken heating system.
Lexical Tree
penuriously
penuriousness
penurious
penury
