penuriousness

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penuriousness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Penurious \Pe*nu"ri*ous\, a. [From Penury.]
     1. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy;
        miserly. "A penurious niggard of his wealth." --Milton.
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     2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty.
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              Here creeps along a poor, penurious stream. --C.
                                                    Pitt.
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     3. Destitute of money; suffering extreme want. [Obs.] "My
        penurious band." --Shak.
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     Syn: Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; miserly; niggardly;
          stingy. See Avaricious.
          [1913 Webster] --Pe*nu"ri*ous*ly, adv. --
          Pe*nu"ri*ous*ness, n.
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penuriousness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  penuriousness
      n 1: a state of lacking money [syn: impecuniousness,
           pennilessness, penuriousness]
      2: a disposition to be niggardly with money