penurious
121indigent — indigently, adv. /in di jeuhnt/, adj. 1. lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished. 2. Archaic. a. deficient in what is requisite. b. destitute (usually fol. by of). n. 3. a person who is… …
122Lima — /lee meuh/ or, Sp., /lee mah/ for 1; /luy meuh/ for 2, n. 1. a city in and the capital of Peru, near the Pacific coast. 3,317,648. 2. a city in NW Ohio. 47,381. /lee meuh/, n. a word used in communications to represent the letter L. [1950 55] * * …
123mean — mean1 /meen/, v., meant, meaning. v.t. 1. to have in mind as one s purpose or intention; intend: I meant to compliment you on your work. 2. to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. 3. to intend to… …
124miserly — miserliness, n. /muy zeuhr lee/, adj. of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly. [1585 95; MISER + LY] Syn. cheap, parsimonious. See stingy. Ant. generous. * * * …
125niggardly — niggardliness, n. /nig euhrd lee/, adj. 1. reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly. 2. meanly or ungenerously small or scanty: a niggardly tip to a waiter. adv. 3. in the manner of a niggard. [1520 30; NIGGARD + LY] Syn. 1. penurious, miserly …
126niggle — niggler, n. /nig euhl/, v.i., niggled, niggling. 1. to criticize, esp. constantly or repeatedly, in a peevish or petty way; carp: to niggle about the fine points of interpretation; preferring to niggle rather than take steps to correct a… …
127parsimonious — parsimoniously, adv. parsimoniousness, n. /pahr seuh moh nee euhs/, adj. characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy. [1590 1600; PARSIMON(Y) + IOUS] Syn. tight, close, niggardly, miserly, illiberal, mean, penurious; avaricious,… …
128sparing — sparingly, adv. sparingness, n. /spair ing/, adj. 1. economical (often fol. by in or of). 2. lenient or merciful. 3. scanty; limited. [1325 75; ME; see SPARE, ING2] Syn. 1. frugal, saving, penurious. 3. meager, sparse. * * * …
