单词 | penurious |
释义 | pe·nu·ri·ous (pə-nrē-əs, -nyr-) adj. 1. Poverty-stricken; destitute. 2. Unwilling to spend money; stingy. 3. Scanty or meager: "an allowance of cold meat and bread, in the same penurious proportion observed in our ordinary meals" (Charlotte Brontë). [From Medieval Latin pēnūriōsus, from Latin pēnūria, want.] pe·nuri·ous·ly adv. pe·nuri·ous·ness n. |
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