PENURIOUS

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

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Etymology

Adjective

penurious (comparative more penurious, superlative most penurious)

Miserly; excessively cheap.

Not bountiful; thin; scant.

Impoverished; wanting for money.

Synonyms

• See also stingy

• See also impoverished

• See also pauper

Antonyms

• See also spendthrift

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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