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51poor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. indigent (see poverty); inferior, faulty, unsatisfactory, imperfect, defective; humble; weak, flimsy. See insufficiency, imperfection, disease.Ant., rich, wealthy. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Lacking …
52tight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. close, compact, hermetic, impervious; snug, close fitting; hemmed in; strict, stringent; scarce, in short supply; informal, stingy, parsimonious; slang, intoxicated, inebriated, loaded. See closure …
53cheap — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Low in relative price] Syn. inexpensive, low priced, reasonable, economical, affordable, moderate, family size, economy size, economy, budget, utility (grade), reduced, marked down, discounted, depreciated, slashed,… …
54tightfisted — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. thrifty, niggardly, frugal, penny pinching; see stingy . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. cheap, stingy, miserly, sparing, frugal, *penny pinching, penurious, parsimonious, niggardly, greedy. ANT.: generous, charitable …
55penuriously — adverb in a penurious manner they lived penuriously • Derived from adjective: ↑penurious …
56penuriousness — noun 1. a state of lacking money • Syn: ↑impecuniousness, ↑pennilessness • Derivationally related forms: ↑penurious, ↑penniless (for: ↑pennilessness), ↑impecunious …
57pe|nu´ri|ous|ness — pe|nu|ri|ous «pih NUR ee uhs, NYUR », adjective. 1. mean about spending or giving money; stingy: »a penurious, accumulating curmudgeon (Washington Irving). He lived in the most penurious manner and denied himself every luxury (William Godwin).… …
58pe|nu´ri|ous|ly — pe|nu|ri|ous «pih NUR ee uhs, NYUR », adjective. 1. mean about spending or giving money; stingy: »a penurious, accumulating curmudgeon (Washington Irving). He lived in the most penurious manner and denied himself every luxury (William Godwin).… …
59pe|nu|ri|ous — «pih NUR ee uhs, NYUR », adjective. 1. mean about spending or giving money; stingy: »a penurious, accumulating curmudgeon (Washington Irving). He lived in the most penurious manner and denied himself every luxury (William Godwin). SYNONYM(S):… …
60Closehanded — Close hand ed, a. Covetous; penurious; stingy; closefisted. {Close hand ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
