Bible Dictionaries
Penurious

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

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

(2):

(a.) Not bountiful or liberal; scanty.

(3):

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

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Penurious'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/penurious.html. 1828.