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penuriousness

 

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




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