- penuriosus
- penuriosa, penuriosum ADJneedy; penurious, poor, poverty-stricken
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penuriosus
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penurious — penuriously, adv. penuriousness, n. /peuh noor ee euhs, nyoor /, adj. 1. extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly. 2. extremely poor; destitute; indigent. 3. poorly or inadequately supplied; lacking in means or resources. [1590 1600; < ML… … Universalium
penurious — 1590s, from M.L. penuriosus, from L. penuria penury (see PENURY (Cf. penury)). Originally poverty stricken, in a state of penury; meaning stingy is first attested 1630s … Etymology dictionary
penurious — [pe nyoor′ē əs, penoor′ē əs] adj. [ML penuriosus < L penuria: see PENURY] 1. unwilling to part with money or possessions; mean; miserly; stingy 2. characterized by extreme poverty; impoverished SYN. STINGY1 penuriously adv. penuriousness n … English World dictionary
penurious — adj. 1 poor; destitute. 2 stingy; grudging. 3 scanty. Derivatives: penuriously adv. penuriousness n. Etymology: med.L penuriosus (as PENURY) … Useful english dictionary
pe|nu´ri|ous|ness — pe|nu|ri|ous «pih NUR ee uhs, NYUR », adjective. 1. mean about spending or giving money; stingy: »a penurious, accumulating curmudgeon (Washington Irving). He lived in the most penurious manner and denied himself every luxury (William Godwin).… … Useful english dictionary
pe|nu´ri|ous|ly — pe|nu|ri|ous «pih NUR ee uhs, NYUR », adjective. 1. mean about spending or giving money; stingy: »a penurious, accumulating curmudgeon (Washington Irving). He lived in the most penurious manner and denied himself every luxury (William Godwin).… … Useful english dictionary
pe|nu|ri|ous — «pih NUR ee uhs, NYUR », adjective. 1. mean about spending or giving money; stingy: »a penurious, accumulating curmudgeon (Washington Irving). He lived in the most penurious manner and denied himself every luxury (William Godwin). SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
