penurious

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pɪˈnjʊərɪəs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/pəˈnʊriəs, -ˈnjʊr-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pə nŏŏr′ē əs, -nyŏŏr′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pe•nu•ri•ous /pəˈnʊriəs, -ˈnyʊr-/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. very stingy.
  2. extremely poor.
pe•nu•ri•ous•ly, adv. 
pe•nu•ri•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pe•nu•ri•ous  (pə nŏŏr′ē əs, -nyŏŏr′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. extremely stingy;
    parsimonious;
    miserly.
  2. extremely poor;
    destitute;
    indigent.
  3. poorly or inadequately supplied;
    lacking in means or resources.
  • Medieval Latin pēnūriōsus. See penury, -ous
  • 1590–1600
pe•nu′ri•ous•ly, adv. 
pe•nu′ri•ous•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tight, close, niggardly.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged generous.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
penurious / pɪˈnjʊərɪəs/
  1. unwilling to spend money
  2. lacking money or means
peˈnuriouslypeˈnuriousness
'penurious' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
close - closefisted - indigent - mean - miserly - niggardly - niggle - parsimonious - sparing - stingy

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