Word of the Day 8.31.08

pe·nu·ri·ous (p-nr-s, -nyr-)

adj.

1. Unwilling to spend money; stingy.

2. Yielding little; barren: a penurious land.

3. Poverty-stricken; destitute.

[From Medieval Latin pnrisus, from Latin pnria, want.]

pe·nuri·ous·ly adv.

pe·nuri·ous·ness n.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

penurious

Adjective

Formal

1. niggardly with money

2. lacking money or means

Collins Essential English Dictionary 2nd Edition 2006 © HarperCollins Publishers 2004, 2006

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Adj.

1.

penurious – not having enough money to pay for necessities

hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, pinched

poor – having little money or few possessions; “deplored the gap between rich and poor countries”; “the proverbial poor artist living in a garret”

2.

penurious – excessively unwilling to spend; “parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”; “lived in a most penurious manner–denying himself every indulgence”

parsimonious

stingy, ungenerous – unwilling to spend; “she practices economy without being stingy”; “an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds”

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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