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penurious

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore P words

extremely stingy, or marked by extreme poverty

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Penurious in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing penurious in a sentence.

His penurious uncle refused to spend a cent on anything but necessities.

Synonyms
miserlyparsimoniousstingyimpoverished
Antonyms
Common questions

Questions about “penurious

Penurious (adjective) means extremely stingy, or marked by extreme poverty
Here is penurious used in an example sentence: "His penurious uncle refused to spend a cent on anything but necessities."
Common synonyms for penurious include miserly, parsimonious, stingy, impoverished.
Antonyms of penurious include generous, lavish, affluent.
Penurious is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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