penurious
/pəˈnjʊəriəs/adjective
उच्चारण पन्युअरिअस
अत्यंत निर्धन; कंजूस
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very poor; mean with money
अत्यंत निर्धन; कंजूस
- a penurious student
- The poet died penurious and unknown in a small rented room.
- The penurious clerk saved every rupee to pay for his daughter's school fees.
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- After the business failed, the family lived in penurious conditions for years.
- He was so penurious that he never gave even a small tip.
Synonyms poor impoverished destitute penniless miserly
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pe·nu·ri·ous
?Which word?
Keep the very-poor words together: penurious, destitute (without money, food or home), impoverished, impecunious (having very little money, formal), indigent (formal, very poor), penniless.
बहुत गरीब के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: penurious, destitute (बिना धन, भोजन या घर), impoverished, impecunious (बहुत कम पैसे वाला, औपचारिक), indigent (औपचारिक, बहुत गरीब), penniless।
Keep the mean words: penurious, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, stingy.
कंजूस के शब्द याद रखिए: penurious, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, stingy।
§Grammar and usage
The noun penury means extreme poverty ('living in penury').
Noun penury का अर्थ अत्यधिक गरीबी है ('living in penury')।