Penurious
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pəˈnjʊə.ɹi.əs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Penurious is an adjective meaning Miserly; excessively cheap.
Meaning
Miserly; excessively cheap.
More Meanings
- Not bountiful; thin; scant.
- Impoverished; wanting for money.
Example Sentences
The penurious stew would have been more accurately labelled broth.
The poor penurious horde, naught in the cooking pot and naught in the belly.
The old man died a penurious wretch; eighty-thousand dollars in the mattress and as many holes in the roof.
As the Swindon, Marlborough & Andover, conceived in 1872 and opened between the first two places in 1881 and to Andover and the L.S.W.R. in 1883, it was one of many small, ambitious and penurious Victorian lines, deeply concerned in the skulduggery characteristic of inter-railway dealings of that age and vexed by the G.W.R.
Synonyms for penurious
Depending on context, synonyms include cheap, cheeseparing, chintzy, close, close-fisted, illiberal.
Antonyms for penurious
Common opposites include loaded, minted, moneyed, moneybags, oofy, rich.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stingy, ungenerous, poor, parsimonious, penniless, impecunious.
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