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penurious

adjective

Meaning

  1. Miserly; excessively cheap.
  2. Not bountiful; thin; scant.
  3. Impoverished; wanting for money.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

stingy(English)ungenerous(English)poor(English)parsimonious(English)hard up(English)penniless(English)impecunious(English)pinched(English)young(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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