penurious

Letters that make penurious

s, o, e, n, p, r, i, u are letters that make 'penurious'

Words within penurious

pe, pen, nu, IOU, en, RI, Rio, Ur, US, Io are words within 'penurious'


2 possible definitions for 'penurious'

Penurious as "excessively unwilling to spend"

Under this definition, penurious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

parsimonious has the same meaning as penurious

Derivatives of penurious

minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, meanness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightfistedness, penuriousness, thrift, penny-pinching, closeness, tightness are derivatives of 'penurious'.

Similar to penurious

stingy, ungenerous are similar to 'penurious'.

Example of penurious used within this context

"parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses", "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"


Penurious as "not having enough money to pay for necessities"

Under this definition, penurious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

in straitened circumstances(p), pinched, hard up, impecunious, penniless have the same meaning as 'penurious'

Derivatives of penurious

indigence, need, penury, penuriousness, pauperization, pauperism, impecuniousness, pennilessness are derivatives of 'penurious'.

Similar to penurious

poor is similar to penurious.



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