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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: penuriousness (0.01894 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to penuriousness.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: penuriousness
penuriousness
n 1: a state of lacking money [syn:
impecuniousness,
pennilessness]
2: a disposition to be niggardly with money
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Penuriousness
Penurious
\Pe*nu"ri*ous\, a. [From
Penury.]
1. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy;
miserly.
“A penurious niggard of his wealth.” --Milton.
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2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty.
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Here creeps along a poor, penurious stream. --C.
Pitt.
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3. Destitute of money; suffering extreme want. [Obs.]
“My
penurious band.” --Shak.
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Syn: Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; miserly; niggardly;
stingy. See
Avaricious.
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Pe*nu"ri*ous*ly, adv. --
Pe*nu"ri*ous*ness, n.
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