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penurious

/pəˈnjʊəriəs/ /pɪˈnjʊəriəs/

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adjective

Avaro, tacaño

Miserly; excessively cheap.

Examples :

"The old man died a penurious wretch; eighty-thousand dollars in the mattress and as many holes in the roof."

El anciano murió siendo un avaro miserable; ochenta mil dólares en el colchón y tantos agujeros en el techo.

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adjective

Escaso, exiguo

Not bountiful; thin; scant.

Examples :

"The penurious stew would have been more accurately labelled broth."

El guiso escaso se habría etiquetado con mayor precisión como caldo.

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adjective

Pobre, indigente

Impoverished; wanting for money.

Examples :

"The poor penurious horde, naught in the cooking pot and naught in the belly."

La pobre horda indigente, nada en la olla y nada en el vientre.

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