Pe-nū'ri-oŭs, a.

(89), a. [It. penurioso. See PENURY.]

1Sense 1. Showing penury or scarcity; scanty; not bountiful or liberal; as, a penurious spring.

2Sense 2. Especially, excessively saving or sparing in the use of money; parsimonious to a fault; sordid. “A penurious niggard of his wealth.” Milton.

Synonyms—Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; miserly; niggardly. See AVARICIOUS.