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penurious |
Grep of noun penurious penuriousness Overview of adj penurious The adj penurious has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. hard up impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, penurious, pinched -- (not having enough money to pay for necessities) 2. parsimonious, penurious -- (excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence") Antonyms of adj penurious 2 senses of penurious Sense 1 hard up impecunious, in straitened circumstances(prenominal), penniless, penurious, pinched INDIRECT (VIA poor) -> rich Sense 2 parsimonious, penurious INDIRECT (VIA stingy) -> generous Similarity of adj penurious 2 senses of penurious Sense 1 hard up impecunious, in straitened circumstances(prenominal), penniless, penurious, pinched => poor (vs. rich) Sense 2 parsimonious, penurious => stingy (vs. generous), ungenerous Attributes of adj penurious Familiarity of adj penurious penurious used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj penurious penurious Overview of adj penurious The adj penurious has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. hard up impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, penurious, pinched -- (not having enough money to pay for necessities) 2. parsimonious, penurious -- (excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence")
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