Penuriousness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Penurious \Pe*nu"ri*ous\, a. [From {Penury}.]
     1. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy;
        miserly. "A penurious niggard of his wealth." --Milton.
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     2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty.


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              Here creeps along a poor, penurious stream. --C.
                                                    Pitt.
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     3. Destitute of money; suffering extreme want. [Obs.] "My
        penurious band." --Shak.
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     Syn: Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; miserly; niggardly;
          stingy. See {Avaricious}.
          [1913 Webster] --{Pe*nu"ri*ous*ly}, adv. --
          {Pe*nu"ri*ous*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  penuriousness
       n 1: a state of lacking money [syn: {impecuniousness}, {pennilessness}]
       2: a disposition to be niggardly with money