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penuriousness Definition


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penurious
adj
    1. Mean with money; miserly.
      Thesaurus: stingy, miserly, niggardly, grudging, tightfisted, penny-pinching, parsimonious; Antonym: generous.
    2. Poor; impoverished.
      Thesaurus: indigent, broke (slang), poverty-stricken, penniless, needy, impoverished, destitute; Antonym: wealthy.
Derivative: penuriously
adverb
    Derivative: penuriousness
    noun
      Etymology: 17c.



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