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- pronunciation:
- pihn
yu
ri
 s
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pih
nu
ri
s
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
extremely needy or poor; poverty-stricken.
There is little help for the penurious population who have little food or shelter.- antonyms:
- wealthy
- similar words:
- destitute, indigent, needy, poor
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| definition 2: |
producing little; poorly endowed or supplied.
Their penurious plot of land could no longer support them.- antonyms:
- fertile
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| definition 3: |
very miserly or stingy.
He's always had penurious attitude toward giving money to charities.- antonyms:
- generous
- similar words:
- churlish, close-fisted, miserly, niggard, niggardly, skimpy
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| related words: |
abstemious, cheap, parsimonious, penniless, skimpy, sparing, stingy, tight |
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| derivations: |
penuriously (adv.), penuriousness (n.) |
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