the lottery winner went from penury to wealth overnight.
Somalia peoples are suffer from penury.
Sadly, I was slipping into unwanted penury.
The family was in a state of penury, and hadn't eaten in a long while. Penury is a state of extreme poverty and destitution.
The penurious school system had to lay off several teachers.
The family's penury forced them to rely on food banks for their meals.
Extreme poverty; very poor. Example: he was cursed with penury.
The genial weather made our outdoor picnic even more enjoyable.
pennilessness, want, need, hardship, insolvency, privation, penury, destitution
poverty, penury
penury
penury, crave, desire, wish, need
Those letters will spell penury.