Found 4 items, similar to penurious.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: penurious kikir
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: penurious pelit
English → English (WordNet) Definition: penurious penurious adj 1: not having enough money to pay for necessities [syn: hard up , impecunious, in straitened circumstances(p), penniless, pinched] 2: excessively unwilling to spend; “parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”; “lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence” [syn: parsimonious]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Penurious 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty. [1913 Webster] Here creeps along a poor, penurious stream. --C. Pitt. [1913 Webster] 3. Destitute of money; suffering extreme want. [Obs.] “My penurious band.” --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; miserly; niggardly; stingy. See Avaricious. [1913 Webster] --Pe*nu"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Pe*nu"ri*ous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]