Word of the Day – Penurious

Penurious (adj)

pen-oo-ree-us

Extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly. Extremely poor; destitute; indigent.

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Medieval Latin pēnūriōsus, from Latin paenūria, pēnūria penury + -ous

Example sentences

“When we drove in it was clear the village was full of penurious souls.”