Josiah
Senior Member
- Location
- 50 miles east of Cincinnati, OH
pe·nu·ri·ous
pəˈn
o͝orēəs
adjectiveformal
1. extremely poor; poverty-stricken.
"a penurious old tramp"
synonyms: poor, poor as a church mouse, poverty-stricken, destitute, necessitous, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy, in need/want, badly off, in reduced/straitened circumstances, hard up, unable to make ends meet, penniless, without a cent (to one's name), without a sou; More
2. parsimonious; mean.
"he was generous and hospitable in contrast to his stingy and penurious wife"
synonyms: mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, close-fisted, Scroogelike
Note- This word has two entirely different meanings both involving money
pəˈn
o͝orēəsadjectiveformal
1. extremely poor; poverty-stricken.
"a penurious old tramp"
synonyms: poor, poor as a church mouse, poverty-stricken, destitute, necessitous, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy, in need/want, badly off, in reduced/straitened circumstances, hard up, unable to make ends meet, penniless, without a cent (to one's name), without a sou; More
2. parsimonious; mean.
"he was generous and hospitable in contrast to his stingy and penurious wife"
synonyms: mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, close-fisted, Scroogelike
Note- This word has two entirely different meanings both involving money
