PENURIOUS
\pɛnjˈʊɹɪəs], \pɛnjˈʊɹɪəs], \p_ɛ_n_j_ˈʊ_ɹ_ɪ__ə_s]\
Definitions of PENURIOUS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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not having enough money to pay for necessities
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excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"
By Princeton University
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not having enough money to pay for necessities
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excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly.
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Destitute of money; suffering extreme want.
By Oddity Software
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Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly.
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Destitute of money; suffering extreme want.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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