PENURIOUS


Meaning of PENURIOUS in English

/ pəˈnjʊəriəs; NAmE -ˈnʊr-/ adjective

( formal ) very poor

SYN destitute , penniless

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin penuriosus , from Latin penuria need, scarcity; perhaps related to paene almost.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.