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penurious
(encz) | penurious,chudý adj: Petr Prášek |
penurious
(encz) | penurious,lakomý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
penurious
(encz) | penurious,skoupý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Penurious
(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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penurious
(wn) | penurious
adj 1: not having enough money to pay for necessities [syn:
hard up, impecunious, {in straitened
circumstances(p)}, penniless, penurious, pinched]
2: excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved
by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner
--denying himself every indulgence" [syn: parsimonious,
penurious] |
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penurious
(encz) | penurious,chudý adj: Petr Prášekpenurious,lakomý adj: Zdeněk Brožpenurious,skoupý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
penuriously
(encz) | penuriously, |
penuriousness
(encz) | penuriousness, |
Penuriously
(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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Penuriousness
(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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penurious
(wn) | penurious
adj 1: not having enough money to pay for necessities [syn:
hard up, impecunious, {in straitened
circumstances(p)}, penniless, penurious, pinched]
2: excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved
by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner
--denying himself every indulgence" [syn: parsimonious,
penurious] |
penuriously
(wn) | penuriously
adv 1: in a penurious manner; "they lived penuriously" |
penuriousness
(wn) | penuriousness
n 1: a state of lacking money [syn: impecuniousness,
pennilessness, penuriousness]
2: a disposition to be niggardly with money |
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