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as in careful
giving or sharing as little as possible
the company's penurious management could not be convinced of the need to earmark more money for research and development
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as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions
the most penurious members of the community are forced to depend on the services of the food bank
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Recent Examples of penurious
Whatever was going on between the two rich men, the murder investigation presents a profound, perhaps insurmountable challenge to the penurious tropical police force.
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Nina Burleigh, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
Both album and turntable were all the rage, and the Technics was the first quality direct-drive turntable that a penurious college student could afford.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
There are resentful relatives, penurious relatives, conniving relatives, no relatives, and loved ones denied input because they are not related.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The book looks beyond Appalachia, concluding the regions in question had been exploited by single industries and white elites, paying poor wages with equally penurious working conditions.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
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Nina Burleigh, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
Both album and turntable were all the rage, and the Technics was the first quality direct-drive turntable that a penurious college student could afford.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
There are resentful relatives, penurious relatives, conniving relatives, no relatives, and loved ones denied input because they are not related.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The book looks beyond Appalachia, concluding the regions in question had been exploited by single industries and white elites, paying poor wages with equally penurious working conditions.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for penurious
Adjective
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Rather, the Penguins will be very careful with both of their teenagers.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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And to find or develop a future CEO takes careful planning and grooming, considering today’s massive disruptions like tariff impacts and the expansive growth of AI.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The United Nations predicts the cost of reconstruction in the impoverished territory is a staggering $70 billion.—
NPR,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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Set within the League of Legends universe, the Netflix series follows sisters Vi (Hailee Steinfeld) and Jinx (Ella Purnell), who find themselves on opposite sides of a brewing war between the impoverished undercity of Zaun and the futuristic, wealthy city of Piltover.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The constant demands of parenting can make personal goals feel secondary or even selfish.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
10 Oct. 2025
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Yet her relationship with Ed is entirely selfish.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Porter has been a lead creator before, but that was on cellar-dwelling Houston Rockets squads that became a breeding ground for poor habits.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Young people want better governance and are fed up with suffering from poor services and economies while their leaders get rich around them and inequality grows.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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Because even in a world of monsters, ghouls, and greedy jerks, the good guys still prevail.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Both love rich, moist soil and neither one is greedy with space in the garden.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For some irony, given the licensing deal with Netflix, Korvo and Terry announce that the Solar Opposites are broke, with all of their moneymaking machines zapped.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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In another magical Miami tale, a broke witch who works in a spellshop and an adjunct professor who’s secretly a popular himbo mage team up to win a spellcasting reality show competition — except someone is sabotaging the contestants’ work.—
Lia Amador,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At least with Derrick, the shallowness seems intentional, if ungenerous.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2025
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But, even though there was nothing the slightest bit ungracious or ungenerous about her performance, it was felt more like the audience being asked to come to her.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
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Lillian Feldman was born to impecunious Jewish emigres in Cincinnati on July 13, 1927, the twelfth of thirteen children who were encouraged by their mother to draw on the walls.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
17 Oct. 2024
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Among them is the sardonic confidant, St. Quentin; the down-at-the-heels military man, Major Brutt; and the impecunious, high-living chancer, Eddie.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
18 Nov. 2021
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“Penurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penurious. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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