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pe·nu·ri·ous

(pə-no͝or′ē-əs, -nyo͝or′-)

adj.

1. Poverty-stricken; destitute.

2. Unwilling to spend money; stingy.

3. Scanty or meager: "an allowance of cold meat and bread, in the same penurious proportion observed in our ordinary meals" (Charlotte Brontë).

[From Medieval Latin pēnūriōsus, from Latin pēnūria, want.]

pe·nu′ri·ous·ly adv.

pe·nu′ri·ous·ness n.

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Adv.

penuriously - in a penurious manner; "they lived penuriously"

Translations

penuriously

adv (liter) live → arm, armselig

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