資料來源 : pyDict

貧窮地;缺乏地

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Penurious \Pe*nu"ri*ous\, a. [From {Penury}.]
   1. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy;
      miserly. ``A penurious niggard of his wealth.'' --Milton.

   2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty.

            Here creeps along a poor, penurious stream. --C.
                                                  Pitt.

   3. Destitute of money; suffering extreme want. [Obs.] ``My
      penurious band.'' --Shak.

   Syn: Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; miserly; niggardly;
        stingy. See {Avaricious}. --{Pe*nu"ri*ous*ly}, adv. --
        {Pe*nu"ri*ous*ness}, n.

資料來源 : WordNet®

penuriously
     adv : in a penurious manner; "they lived penuriously"