PENURIOUS Meaning of PENURIOUS in English [pe.nu.ri.ous] adj (1590) 1: marked by or suffering from penury 2: given to or marked by extreme stinting frugality syn see stingy -- pe.nu.ri.ous.ly adv -- pe.nu.ri.ous.ness n Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012