penurious

英 [pəˈnjʊəriəs]

美 [pəˈnʊriəs]

adj.  贫穷的; 穷困的; 赤贫的

COCA.42674

牛津词典

adj.

• 贫穷的；穷困的；赤贫的
  very poor

英英释义

adj

• excessively unwilling to spend
  1. parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses
  2. lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence
  Synonym:parsimonious
• not having enough money to pay for necessities
  Synonym:hard upimpecuniousin straitened circumstances(p)pennilesspinched

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