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A state of lacking money
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penuriousness
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The quality of being penurious.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Penurious \Pe*nu"ri*ous\, a. [From Penury .] Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly. ``A penurious niggard of his wealth.'' --Milton. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty. Here creeps along a poor, penurious stream. --C. ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a state of lacking money [syn: impecuniousness , pennilessness ] a disposition to be niggardly with money
Usage examples of penuriousness.
I always had a dread of penuriousness, and I delighted myself at the thought that M.
It is not absolutely certain that the satisfaction of knowing that an entail had been created, by letters patent dated back to December 1820, including the estates of Anzy, of La Baudraye, and of La Hautoy, was any compensation to Dinah on finding herself reduced to unconfessed penuriousness till 1835.