Penurious

(a.) Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly.

(a.) Not bountiful or liberal; scanty.

(a.) Destitute of money; suffering extreme want.

希勒尔录入

• He had traced the man to one of the most penurious streets in the metropolis. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• Such was Fulbert--penurious. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• In their housekeeping they were penurious in the extreme. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.

整理:莱克格斯