adjective
- extremely poor; lacking money or resources
- unwilling to spend money; extremely frugal or stingy
Usage: formal
Usage: formal
Examples
- The penurious family could barely afford basic necessities.
- After losing his job, he found himself in penurious circumstances.
- Despite his wealth, he remained penurious and refused to buy new clothes.
- The penurious old man counted every penny twice before spending it.
- She lived in penurious conditions in a run-down apartment.
- His penurious nature made him an unpopular dinner companion.
- The charity helped penurious families during the economic crisis.