English Dictionary

penurious

形容詞

Miserly; excessively cheap. / Not bountiful; thin; scant. / Impoverished; wanting for money.

日本語の意味

けちな、非常に安い / 乏しい、薄い、僅かである / 貧しい、金銭的に困窮している

The penurious landlord refused to repair the leaking roof despite repeated complaints.

そのけちな大家は、繰り返しの苦情にもかかわらず、雨漏りしている屋根を修理することを拒んだ。

意味（1）

Miserly; excessively cheap.

The old man died a penurious wretch; eighty-thousand dollars in the mattress and as many holes in the roof.

意味（2）

Not bountiful; thin; scant.

The penurious stew would have been more accurately labelled broth.

意味（3）

Impoverished; wanting for money.

The poor penurious horde, naught in the cooking pot and naught in the belly.

more penurious （ comparative ）

most penurious （ superlative ）