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penurious [pɪˈnjʊərɪəs] adj
1. niggardly with money 2. lacking money or means 3. yielding little; scanty penuriously adv penuriousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| What might be extravagant to-day, might in half a century become penurious and inadequate. Everybody was very penurious for weeks beforehand and hoards were counted scrutinizingly every day. It was too far to return to dinner, and an allowance of cold meat and bread, in the same penurious proportion observed in our ordinary meals, was served round between the services. |
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