Penurious - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|pəˈnʊrɪəs|
Brit.
|pɪˈnjʊərɪəs|
adjective
- not having enough money to pay for necessities (syn: hard up, impecunious, penniless, pinched)
- excessively unwilling to spend (syn: parsimonious)
- excessively unwilling to spend (syn: parsimonious)
lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence
Extra examples
The penurious school system had to lay off several teachers.
...the company's penurious management could not be convinced of the need to earmark more money for research and development...
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