- Unwilling to spend money; stingy.
- Yielding little; barren: a penurious land.
- Poverty-stricken; destitute.
[From Medieval Latin pēnūriōsus, from Latin pēnūria, want.]
penuriously pe·nu'ri·ous·ly adv.penuriousness pe·nu'ri·ous·ness n.
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pe·nu·ri·ous (pə-nʊr'ē-əs, -nyʊr'-) ![]() |
[From Medieval Latin pēnūriōsus, from Latin pēnūria, want.]
penuriously pe·nu'ri·ous·ly adv.| Thesaurus: penurious |
adjective
| Antonyms: penurious |
Definition: mean
Antonyms: generous
adj
Definition: poor
Antonyms: wealthy
| Word Tutor: penurious |
The penurious manager did not earn the respect and admiration of the staff.
| Translations: Penurious |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fattig, gerrig
Nederlands (Dutch)
straatarm, gierig, schaars
Français (French)
adj. - indigent, misérable, infertile, parcimonieux
Deutsch (German)
adj. - arm, geizig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σφιχτοχέρης/-ικος, τσιγκούνης/-ικος, άπορος, πάμπτωχος
Italiano (Italian)
magro, miserabile, meschino, avaro, gretto, sordido, indigente, bisognoso
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pobre, avarento
Русский (Russian)
скупой, обнищавший
Español (Spanish)
adj. - parsimonioso, avaro, mezquino
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - torftig, karg, fattig, snål, njugg
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
小气的, 不足的, 穷困的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 小氣的, 不足的, 窮困的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 가난한, 결핍된, 인색한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 貧窮の, けちな, 乏しい
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) معدم, معوز
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - קמצן, עני, מועט
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