Synonyms for penurious
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : puh-noor-ee-uhs, -nyoor- |
| Phonetic Transcription : pəˈnʊər i əs, -ˈnyʊər- |
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Définition of penurious
Origin :- 1590s, from penury + -ous, or else from Medieval Latin penuriosus, from Latin penuria "penury." Originally "poverty-stricken, in a state of penury;" meaning "stingy" is first attested 1630s. Related: Penuriously.
- adj stingy
- She was so penurious, that she did not give me what was necessary to sustain life.
- Extract from : « The Autobiography of Madame Guyon » by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon
- No; but even in the most penurious times it was kings who were the patrons.
- Extract from : « The New Society » by Walther Rathenau
- If one were ever penurious, might it not be of these handsome loaves of hers?
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 » by Various
- His clothing appeared to indicate a penurious, grasping nature.
- Extract from : « Under Fire » by Frank A. Munsey
- Yes; but you trifle with me by these reluctant and penurious communications.
- Extract from : « The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain » by William Carleton
- That penurious and unprincipled villain is thirsting for your blood.
- Extract from : « Willy Reilly » by William Carleton
- Could she consent to be his wife in his present penurious situation?
- Extract from : « Alonzo and Melissa » by Daniel Jackson, Jr.
- It's a gift with me not to be penurious with my conversation.
- Extract from : « Sixes and Sevens » by O. Henry
- Beware alike of penurious hoarding and selfish extravagance.
- Extract from : « The Mind of Jesus » by John R. Macduff
- The young man as a beginner should avoid stingy and penurious methods.
- Extract from : « Twenty Years of Hus'ling » by J. P. Johnston
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