penurousadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɛnjᵿrəs/, U.S.

/ˈpɛnjərəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: penury n., -ous suffix.

Etymology: < penur- (in penury n.) + -ous suffix. Compare slightly earlier penurious adj.

rare before 20th cent.

Originally: lacking, wanting. Later: = penurious adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective] > devoid of something > lacking or without > poorly supplied or equipped > specifically of persons

feeblec1330

insufficient1426

unpurveyeda1492

dispurveyeda1513

penurous1594

short1763

hard-run1834

lacking1868

1594 R. Carew tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne ii. 93 Who list not peace, warre take he as his owne, For store of brawles was neuer penurous.

1928 PMLA 43 716 One who in penurous days has been aided generously by his patron.

1985 Amer. Hist. Rev. 90 1021/2 The dispensers of aid..were penurous, self-righteous people.

1998 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 12 Feb. 19 Penurous and desperate to stave off his..creditors, Raeburn came up with the wheeze of selling off some of his lands.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	penurous
释义	penurousadj. Brit. /ˈpɛnjᵿrəs/, U.S. /ˈpɛnjərəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: penury n., -ous suffix. Etymology: < penur- (in penury n.) + -ous suffix. Compare slightly earlier penurious adj. rare before 20th cent. Originally: lacking, wanting. Later: = penurious adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective] > devoid of something > lacking or without > poorly supplied or equipped > specifically of persons feeblec1330 insufficient1426 unpurveyeda1492 dispurveyeda1513 penurous1594 short1763 hard-run1834 lacking1868 1594 R. Carew tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne ii. 93 Who list not peace, warre take he as his owne, For store of brawles was neuer penurous. 1928 PMLA 43 716 One who in penurous days has been aided generously by his patron. 1985 Amer. Hist. Rev. 90 1021/2 The dispensers of aid..were penurous, self-righteous people. 1998 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 12 Feb. 19 Penurous and desperate to stave off his..creditors, Raeburn came up with the wheeze of selling off some of his lands. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1594
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