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Synonyms for penurious in English

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penurious:
- parsimonious; penurious; penniless; pinched; hard up; impecunious; in straitened circumstances

English

Detailed Synonyms for penurious in English

penurious:

penurious adj

penurious

– excessively unwilling to spend ¹
parsimonious; penurious
– excessively unwilling to spend ¹
- parsimonious adj
  - parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses¹
- penurious adj
  - lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence¹
penurious

– not having enough money to pay for necessities ¹
penniless; pinched; hard up; impecunious; in straitened circumstances; penurious
– not having enough money to pay for necessities ¹
- penniless adj
- pinched adj
- hard up adj
- impecunious adj
- in straitened circumstances adj
- penurious adj

Alternate Synonyms for "penurious":

Related Definitions for "penurious":

excessively unwilling to spend¹
- lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence¹
not having enough money to pay for necessities¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University