单词	penuriousness
释义	penurious adjective pe·​nu·​ri·​ous pə-ˈnu̇r-ē-əs  -ˈnyu̇r- 1 : marked by or suffering from penury penurious peasants and fisherfolk 2 : given to or marked by extreme stinting frugality penuriously adverb penuriousness noun Synonyms cheap chintzy close closefisted mean mingy miserly niggard niggardly parsimonious penny-pinching pinching pinchpenny spare sparing stingy stinting tight tightfisted uncharitable ungenerous See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The penurious school system had to lay off several teachers. the company's penurious management could not be convinced of the need to earmark more money for research and development Recent Examples on the Web When his sports career petered out, Thorpe kept hustling to make an increasingly penurious living. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2022 Her father had left high school at 14 to support his penurious mother and work as a delivery boy in a cotton trading company. New York Times, 20 Apr. 2022 Beyond its penurious powertrain, the Prime's disinterested driving demeanor extends to its steering, which is light and numb. Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 8 Apr. 2022 In 1877, when young H.G. (called Bertie) was 11, his father fell off a ladder and began a penurious, cricket-free convalescence. Stephanie Burt, The New Republic, 29 Mar. 2022 Owners will claim that competitive imbalance is on the verge of ruining the game, never mind the 21 World Series participants since 2001 years, including the electively penurious Tampa Bay Rays. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2021 An earnest rebuild is underway, but like all before it, the success will be in spite of penurious ownership. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2021 That would be their home away from home, Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium, an opulent flat for which penurious tenant Fredo Spanos pays a flat $1-per-year rental fee. Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2021 Jobs in universities, media, publishing, and think tanks offered former bohemians and penurious toilers money and social status. Pankaj Mishra, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1 penuriousness noun 1 as in economy the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money he daily practiced such penuriousness that few would have guessed that he was one of the state's wealthiest residents Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance economy cheapness niggardliness stinginess miserliness economizing saving providence parsimony cheeseparing pinching tightness tightfistedness penny-pinching frugality managing thrift husbanding closeness conservation conserving scrimping skimping husbandry Antonyms & Near Antonyms generosity liberality unselfishness extravagance philanthropy largess largesse bounty lavishness bountifulness dissipation prodigality improvidence openheartedness wastefulness openhandedness squandering See More 2 as in poverty the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions the abject penuriousness of so many of the city's inhabitants should be a cause for concern Synonyms & Similar Words poverty misery impecuniosity penury necessity impecuniousness destitution beggary neediness impoverishment pauperism indigence poorness deprivation wretchedness destituteness need woe exigency bankruptcy privation emergency rainy day want gutter insolvency austerity pinching straitening belt-tightening Antonyms & Near Antonyms opulence affluence wealth richness prosperity wealthiness luxury See More
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