Definitions for "Penurious"
Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly.
excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"
Keywords:  scanty, bountiful, liberal
Not bountiful or liberal; scanty.
Destitute of money; suffering extreme want.
Keywords:  necessities, enough, pay, money
not having enough money to pay for necessities