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
20 April 2025
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