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Where does “penurious” come from?

Penurious comes from Medieval Latin penuriosus, meaning stingy or miserly, ultimately derived from penuria meaning scarcity or want.

penurious (English): Miserly; excessively cheap; Not bountiful; thin;...

Definitions

  1. Miserly; excessively cheap; Not bountiful; thin;...

Ancestry of “penurious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinpenuriosus—

Words derived from “penurious”

  • penuriousness
  • penuriously
Every word from Medieval Latin penuriosus →