01 a. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly.
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1.
Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly.
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2.
Not bountiful or liberal; scanty.“Here creeps along a poor, penurious stream.” — C. Pitt.
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3.
Destitute of money; suffering extreme want.[Obs.]
Syn.
Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; miserly; niggardly; stingy. See Avaricious.