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Word of the Day – Penurious

By February 18, 2024Word of the Day

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.”

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