parsimonious, penurious
(adjective) excessively unwilling to spend; “parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”; “lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
penurious (comparative more penurious, superlative most penurious)
Miserly; excessively cheap.
Not bountiful; thin; scant.
Impoverished; wanting for money.
• See also stingy
• See also impoverished
• See also pauper
• See also spendthrift
Source: Wiktionary
Pe*nu"ri*ous, a. Etym: [From Penury.]
1. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly. "A penurious niggard of his wealth." Milton.
2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty. Here creeps along a poor, penurious stream. C. Pitt.
3. Destitute of money; suffering extreme want. [Obs.] "My penurious band." Shak.
Syn.
– Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; miserly; niggardly; stingy. See Avaricious. --Pe*nu"ri*ous*ly, adv.
– Pe*nu"ri*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
