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penuriousness

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Economy without penuriousness, liberality without prodigality!

There are other persons who, though they cannot in all cases be censured for penuriousness, have imbibed a very pernicious error.

"I could put my overcoat in one seat," Forbes groaned, at this added irony in his loneliness and penuriousness.

I blushed for this pettiness amid grandeur, and penuriousness surrounded by luxury.

This is enough to make up for any degree of scientific penuriousness or jealousy.

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On this page you'll find 75 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to penuriousness, such as: abjection, aridity, bankruptcy, barrenness, beggary, and dearth.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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