Category:Penurious

Pe*nu"ri*ous, a. Etym: [from penury.]

1. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly. "a penurious niggard of his wealth." Milton.

2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty. Here creeps along a poor, penurious stream. C. Pitt.

3. Destitute of money; suffering extreme want. [obs.] "my penurious Band." Shak.

Syn. -- avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; miserly; niggardly; stingy. See avaricious. --pe*nu"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- pe*nu"ri*ous*ness, n.