January 18, 2027

Penurious

adjective

Definition

Extremely poor; not generous with money; miserly. Penurious conditions make even the simplest pleasures inaccessible.

Example Sentence

“The penurious farmer stretched every resource to feed his family through the long winter.”

Etymology

From Late Latin penuriosus, from Latin penuria (want), from paene (almost) + inopia (need).

Scrabble Score

P3E1N1U1R1I1O1U1S1

PENURIOUS scores 11 points in Scrabble.

Synonyms & Related Words

poor destitute impoverished stingy

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