Penurious Definition & Meaning
penurious
- adjective
- not having enough money to pay for necessities
- excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner --denying himself every indulgence"
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- What does penurious mean?
- not having enough money to pay for necessities excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner --denying himself every indulgence"
- What part of speech is penurious?
- Penurious is an adjective.
- How many definitions does penurious have?
- Penurious has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).