形容词吝啬的; 贫穷的,赤贫的
1. 吝啬的:penumbral 日月半影的 | penurious 吝啬的 | penury 贫困
2. 贫穷的,吝啬的:Reputable 名声好的,可尊敬的 | Penurious 贫穷的,吝啬的 | Unyielding 不屈服的,坚硬的
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3. 小氣的:14. ascetic 禁慾主義者;苦行者;苦修者 | 15. penurious 小氣的 | 16. fallible 容易犯錯的;不可靠的
4. 贫困的,缺乏的:illustrious 著名的,显赫的 | penurious 贫困的,缺乏的 | spurious 假的,伪造的
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1. excessively unwilling to spend
e.g. parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses
lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence
Synonym: parsimonious
2. not having enough money to pay for necessities
Synonym: hard upimpecuniousin straitened circumstances(p)pennilesspinched