Definition of penurious in English:

penurious

adjective pɪˈnjʊərɪəspəˈn(j)ʊriəs

formal

1Extremely poor; poverty-stricken.
赤贫的，极端贫困的
a penurious old tramp
一贫如洗的老流浪汉。
Example sentencesExamples
- Once some penurious student has finished loading up a piece of art into her van, it immediately gains in value.
- This, as you might appreciate, presents many problems for a man with the soul of a tortured and penurious poet.
- The garish festivities are set in one of the world's most penurious places.
- He had grown up in a penurious middle-class family, and it was the middle class and the official world which predominated in his sketches, stories, and plays.
- Unlike the penurious English king, Louis provided substantial financial support for full-time investigation.
Synonyms
poor, as poor as a church mouse, poverty-stricken, destitute, necessitous, in penury, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy, in need/want, badly off, in reduced circumstances, in straitened circumstances, hard up, on one's beam-ends, unable to make ends meet, underprivileged, penniless, without a sou, moneyless, bankrupt, bust, insolvent
British on the breadline, without a penny (to one's name)
informal broke, flat broke, cleaned out, strapped for cash, strapped, on one's uppers
British informal stony broke, skint, without two pennies/(brass) farthings to rub together, in Queer Street
North American informal stone broke
rare pauperized, beggared
1. 1.1 Characterized by poverty.
  不足的，缺乏的
  penurious years
  饥荒年。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Your plan to spend everything you have and more as soon as possible seems a certain recipe for a penurious old age.
  His poems continuously make us understand the penurious effects of genocide in communal riots.
  One promising effort is intended to increase the low personal savings rate in the U.S., which could doom many people to a penurious retirement.
  Was the students' act bordering on something like savagery when they took advantage of the workers' penurious state?
  He is encouraged by the fact that the penurious state of the game is forcing Scottish clubs to offer greater opportunities to youngsters.
  But then again, memory is cheaper than at any time I've ever known it, and 1 GB of RAM is affordable by all but those in the most penurious of situations.
  She never recovered from the Great Depression and lived a penurious existence to the end.
  A comparable case is that of Iraq, where in spite of the weekly strikes by the U.S. and Britain and the penurious condition of the country, has still not thrown in the towel.
  Synonyms
  destitute, poverty-stricken, impoverished, indigent, penniless, insolvent, impecunious, ruined, pauperized, without a penny to one's name, without two farthings to rub together, without two pennies to rub together
2Unwilling to spend money; mean.
a tight-fisted, penurious boss whose wage scale is well below other bandleaders
Example sentencesExamples
- It is rather penurious reasoning too, knowing what we know about the geo-strategic priorities of the United States at this conjuncture.
Synonyms
mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, close-fisted, cheese-paring, scrimping, grasping, greedy, avaricious, Scrooge-like, ungenerous, illiberal, close
informal stingy, mingy, tight, tight-fisted, money-grubbing, money-grabbing
vulgar slang tight-arsed
archaic near

Derivatives

penuriously

adverb pɪˈnjʊərɪəslipəˈn(j)ʊriəsli

formal

He survived penuriously for another 10 years but wrote only a fragment of a novel.
Example sentencesExamples
- Physicians are reimbursed generously for treatment, penuriously for prevention.

penuriousness

noun pɪˈnjʊərɪəsnəspəˈn(j)ʊriəsnəs

formal

Whether this is a misprint, or calculated penuriousness, the move seems serious as there are now indeed proper staff manning the kitchen.

Origin

Late 16th century: from medieval Latin penuriosus, from Latin penuria 'need, scarcity' (see penury).

Rhymes

curious, furious, injurious, luxurious, perjurious, spurious, sulphureous (US sulfureous), usurious

Definition of penurious in US English:

penurious

adjectivepəˈn(j)ʊriəspəˈn(y)o͝orēəs

formal

1Extremely poor; poverty-stricken.
赤贫的，极端贫困的
a penurious old tramp
一贫如洗的老流浪汉。
Example sentencesExamples
- Unlike the penurious English king, Louis provided substantial financial support for full-time investigation.
- This, as you might appreciate, presents many problems for a man with the soul of a tortured and penurious poet.
- Once some penurious student has finished loading up a piece of art into her van, it immediately gains in value.
- The garish festivities are set in one of the world's most penurious places.
- He had grown up in a penurious middle-class family, and it was the middle class and the official world which predominated in his sketches, stories, and plays.
Synonyms
poor, as poor as a church mouse, poverty-stricken, destitute, necessitous, in penury, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy, in need, in want, badly off, in reduced circumstances, in straitened circumstances, hard up, on one's beam-ends, unable to make ends meet, underprivileged, penniless, without a sou, moneyless, bankrupt, bust, insolvent
1. 1.1 Characterized by poverty or need.
  不足的，缺乏的
  penurious years
  饥荒年。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He is encouraged by the fact that the penurious state of the game is forcing Scottish clubs to offer greater opportunities to youngsters.
  Was the students' act bordering on something like savagery when they took advantage of the workers' penurious state?
  One promising effort is intended to increase the low personal savings rate in the U.S., which could doom many people to a penurious retirement.
  She never recovered from the Great Depression and lived a penurious existence to the end.
  A comparable case is that of Iraq, where in spite of the weekly strikes by the U.S. and Britain and the penurious condition of the country, has still not thrown in the towel.
  Your plan to spend everything you have and more as soon as possible seems a certain recipe for a penurious old age.
  But then again, memory is cheaper than at any time I've ever known it, and 1 GB of RAM is affordable by all but those in the most penurious of situations.
  His poems continuously make us understand the penurious effects of genocide in communal riots.
  Synonyms
  destitute, poverty-stricken, impoverished, indigent, penniless, insolvent, impecunious, ruined, pauperized, without a penny to one's name, without two farthings to rub together, without two pennies to rub together
2Parsimonious; mean.
吝啬的，小气的
a tight-fisted, penurious boss whose wage scale is well below other bandleaders
Example sentencesExamples
- It is rather penurious reasoning too, knowing what we know about the geo-strategic priorities of the United States at this conjuncture.
Synonyms
mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, close-fisted, cheese-paring, scrimping, grasping, greedy, avaricious, scrooge-like, ungenerous, illiberal, close

Origin

Late 16th century: from medieval Latin penuriosus, from Latin penuria ‘need, scarcity’ (see penury).

单词	penurious
释义	Definition of penurious in English: penurious adjective pɪˈnjʊərɪəspəˈn(j)ʊriəs formal 1Extremely poor; poverty-stricken. 赤贫的，极端贫困的 a penurious old tramp 一贫如洗的老流浪汉。 Example sentencesExamples Once some penurious student has finished loading up a piece of art into her van, it immediately gains in value. This, as you might appreciate, presents many problems for a man with the soul of a tortured and penurious poet. The garish festivities are set in one of the world's most penurious places. He had grown up in a penurious middle-class family, and it was the middle class and the official world which predominated in his sketches, stories, and plays. Unlike the penurious English king, Louis provided substantial financial support for full-time investigation. Synonyms poor, as poor as a church mouse, poverty-stricken, destitute, necessitous, in penury, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy, in need/want, badly off, in reduced circumstances, in straitened circumstances, hard up, on one's beam-ends, unable to make ends meet, underprivileged, penniless, without a sou, moneyless, bankrupt, bust, insolvent British on the breadline, without a penny (to one's name) informal broke, flat broke, cleaned out, strapped for cash, strapped, on one's uppers British informal stony broke, skint, without two pennies/(brass) farthings to rub together, in Queer Street North American informal stone broke rare pauperized, beggared 1.1 Characterized by poverty. 不足的，缺乏的 penurious years 饥荒年。 Example sentencesExamples Your plan to spend everything you have and more as soon as possible seems a certain recipe for a penurious old age. His poems continuously make us understand the penurious effects of genocide in communal riots. One promising effort is intended to increase the low personal savings rate in the U.S., which could doom many people to a penurious retirement. Was the students' act bordering on something like savagery when they took advantage of the workers' penurious state? He is encouraged by the fact that the penurious state of the game is forcing Scottish clubs to offer greater opportunities to youngsters. But then again, memory is cheaper than at any time I've ever known it, and 1 GB of RAM is affordable by all but those in the most penurious of situations. She never recovered from the Great Depression and lived a penurious existence to the end. A comparable case is that of Iraq, where in spite of the weekly strikes by the U.S. and Britain and the penurious condition of the country, has still not thrown in the towel. Synonyms destitute, poverty-stricken, impoverished, indigent, penniless, insolvent, impecunious, ruined, pauperized, without a penny to one's name, without two farthings to rub together, without two pennies to rub together 2Unwilling to spend money; mean. a tight-fisted, penurious boss whose wage scale is well below other bandleaders Example sentencesExamples It is rather penurious reasoning too, knowing what we know about the geo-strategic priorities of the United States at this conjuncture. Synonyms mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, close-fisted, cheese-paring, scrimping, grasping, greedy, avaricious, Scrooge-like, ungenerous, illiberal, close informal stingy, mingy, tight, tight-fisted, money-grubbing, money-grabbing vulgar slang tight-arsed archaic near Derivatives penuriously adverb pɪˈnjʊərɪəslipəˈn(j)ʊriəsli formal He survived penuriously for another 10 years but wrote only a fragment of a novel. Example sentencesExamples Physicians are reimbursed generously for treatment, penuriously for prevention. penuriousness noun pɪˈnjʊərɪəsnəspəˈn(j)ʊriəsnəs formal Whether this is a misprint, or calculated penuriousness, the move seems serious as there are now indeed proper staff manning the kitchen. Origin Late 16th century: from medieval Latin penuriosus, from Latin penuria 'need, scarcity' (see penury). Rhymes curious, furious, injurious, luxurious, perjurious, spurious, sulphureous (US sulfureous), usurious Definition of penurious in US English: penurious adjectivepəˈn(j)ʊriəspəˈn(y)o͝orēəs formal 1Extremely poor; poverty-stricken. 赤贫的，极端贫困的 a penurious old tramp 一贫如洗的老流浪汉。 Example sentencesExamples Unlike the penurious English king, Louis provided substantial financial support for full-time investigation. This, as you might appreciate, presents many problems for a man with the soul of a tortured and penurious poet. Once some penurious student has finished loading up a piece of art into her van, it immediately gains in value. The garish festivities are set in one of the world's most penurious places. He had grown up in a penurious middle-class family, and it was the middle class and the official world which predominated in his sketches, stories, and plays. Synonyms poor, as poor as a church mouse, poverty-stricken, destitute, necessitous, in penury, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy, in need, in want, badly off, in reduced circumstances, in straitened circumstances, hard up, on one's beam-ends, unable to make ends meet, underprivileged, penniless, without a sou, moneyless, bankrupt, bust, insolvent 1.1 Characterized by poverty or need. 不足的，缺乏的 penurious years 饥荒年。 Example sentencesExamples He is encouraged by the fact that the penurious state of the game is forcing Scottish clubs to offer greater opportunities to youngsters. Was the students' act bordering on something like savagery when they took advantage of the workers' penurious state? One promising effort is intended to increase the low personal savings rate in the U.S., which could doom many people to a penurious retirement. She never recovered from the Great Depression and lived a penurious existence to the end. A comparable case is that of Iraq, where in spite of the weekly strikes by the U.S. and Britain and the penurious condition of the country, has still not thrown in the towel. Your plan to spend everything you have and more as soon as possible seems a certain recipe for a penurious old age. But then again, memory is cheaper than at any time I've ever known it, and 1 GB of RAM is affordable by all but those in the most penurious of situations. His poems continuously make us understand the penurious effects of genocide in communal riots. Synonyms destitute, poverty-stricken, impoverished, indigent, penniless, insolvent, impecunious, ruined, pauperized, without a penny to one's name, without two farthings to rub together, without two pennies to rub together 2Parsimonious; mean. 吝啬的，小气的 a tight-fisted, penurious boss whose wage scale is well below other bandleaders Example sentencesExamples It is rather penurious reasoning too, knowing what we know about the geo-strategic priorities of the United States at this conjuncture. Synonyms mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, close-fisted, cheese-paring, scrimping, grasping, greedy, avaricious, scrooge-like, ungenerous, illiberal, close Origin Late 16th century: from medieval Latin penuriosus, from Latin penuria ‘need, scarcity’ (see penury).
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