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penurious
What does penurious mean?
penurious (adjective): not having enough money to pay for necessities.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce penurious?
/ˌpɛnˈjuɹiəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does penurious come from?
From Medieval Latin pēnūriōsus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to penurious
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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brief, yet including all important information
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not having enough money to pay for necessities
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inborn; existing or having existed since birth
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possessing an extraordinary ability to attract
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