Dictionary Entry
penurious
penurious is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 15 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly.
- 2adjective
Not bountiful or liberal; scanty.
- 3adjective
Destitute of money; suffering extreme want.
- 4adjective
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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- 5adjective
not having enough money to pay for necessities
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