Pe*nu"ri*ous (?), a. [From
Penury.] 1. Excessively sparing in the use
of money; sordid; stingy; miserly. "A penurious niggard
of his wealth." Milton.
2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty.
Here creeps along a poor, penurious
stream.
C. Pitt.
3. Destitute of money; suffering extreme
want. [Obs.] "My penurious band." Shak.
Syn. -- Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; miserly;
niggardly; stingy. See Avaricious.
--Pe*nu"ri*ous*ly, adv. --
Pe*nu"ri*ous*ness, n.