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penurious

/puh-noor-ee-uhs, -nyoor-/US // pəˈnʊər i əs, -ˈnyʊər- //UK // (pɪˈnjʊərɪəs) //

奢华的,奢华,奢侈的,奢侈

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.
    • : extremely poor; destitute; indigent.
    • : poorly or inadequately supplied; lacking in means or resources.

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Examples

  • Not observing that the President Rose, who was very penurious, had put his money in the hat, he presented it to him a second time.

  • There are beings so dejected—so penurious—that this swearing constitutes their whole store of worldly opulence.

  • No; but even in the most penurious times it was kings who were the patrons.

  • If one were ever penurious, might it not be of these handsome loaves of hers?

  • One would suppose that such a mother would have every want supplied, even by a penurious son.