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PENURIOUS
(adj.) excessively unwilling to spend
"parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses", "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"
synonyms : parsimonious(adj.) not having enough money to pay for necessities
synonyms : hard up , impecunious , in straitened circumstances , penniless , pinched
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Mnemonics for penurious
(Tag: ) A person who has to spend a PENNY and is FURIOUS about it is called PENURIOUS.
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-0 (Tag: English) (Sounds like pen less) A person does not have money 2 buy a pen also
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-1 (Tag: PEN+UR+ious) PEN+UR+ious a person who asks always for UR PEN and is unwilling to spend on it
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