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penurious

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin p?n?ri?sus. See penury from Latin penuria (“want”), related to paene (“scarcely”), c. 1400. Compare French pénurie.

Adjective

penurious (comparative more penurious, superlative most penurious)

  1. Miserly; excessively cheap.
    The old man died a penurious wretch; eighty-thousand dollars in the mattress and as many holes in the roof.
  2. Not bountiful; thin; scant.
    The penurious stew would have been more accurately labelled broth.
  3. Impoverished; wanting for money.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:stingy
  • See also Thesaurus:impoverished
  • See also Thesaurus:pauper

Antonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:spendthrift

Related terms

  • penury

Translations

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grudging

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /????.d???/
  • (US) IPA(key): /????.d?i?/

Adjective

grudging (comparative more grudging, superlative most grudging)

  1. Unwilling or with reluctance.
    her grudging acceptance that her rival deserved the award

Derived terms

  • grudgingly

Related terms

  • grudge
  • grudger

Translations

Verb

grudging

  1. present participle of grudge

Noun

grudging (plural grudgings)

  1. The state of bearing a grudge.

Anagrams

  • drugging

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