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penuriously |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty. Here creeps along a poor, penurious stream. --C. Pitt. 3. Destitute of money; suffering extreme want [Obs.] ``My penurious band.'' --Shak. Syn: Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; miserly; niggardly; stingy. See {Avaricious}. --{Pe*nu"ri*ous*ly}, adv -- {Pe*nu"ri*ous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: penuriously adv : in a penurious manner; "they lived penuriously"
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