单词 | penurious |
例句 | penurious adjective formal 1.•a penurious student:poor, poor as a church mouse, poverty-stricken, destitute, necessitous, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy, in need/want, badly off, in reduced/straitened circumstances, hard up, unable to make ends meet, penniless, without a cent (to one's name), without a sou | informal (flat) broke, strapped for cash. ANT wealthy. 2.•a penurious old skinflint:mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, close-fisted, Scroogelike | informal stingy, mingy, tight, tightfisted, money-grubbing | archaic near. ANT generous. |
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