adjective🔗ShareAvare, chicheMiserly; excessively cheap."The old man died a penurious wretch; eighty-thousand dollars in the mattress and as many holes in the roof."Le vieil homme est mort, un misérable avare ; quatre-vingt mille dollars dans le matelas et autant de trous dans le toit.charactervalueattitudeeconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareChiche, maigreNot bountiful; thin; scant."The penurious stew would have been more accurately labelled broth."Le ragoût chiche aurait été plus justement qualifié de bouillon.economyfinanceconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDémuni, pauvreImpoverished; wanting for money."The poor penurious horde, naught in the cooking pot and naught in the belly."La pauvre horde démunie, rien dans la marmite et rien dans le ventre.economyconditionfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
