penurious
/pɪ'njʊəriəs/
adjective
9 letters4 syllables11 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1
Not having enough money to pay for necessities.
2
Excessively unwilling to spend.
“lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence”
WORD FORMS
Related formpenuriousness
Related formpenury
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinenuriouspay
Starts & ends withP … S
Syllablespe · nu · ri · ous
SYNONYMS & RELATED11
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