penuriousness
Example Sentences
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Penuriousness strengthened upon him as his body grew feebler with age.
From The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) by Wordsworth, William
Such are the God of Poverty, and the God of Hunger, and the God of Penuriousness, and the God of Hindrances and Obstacles.
From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series by Hearn, Lafcadio
Penuriousness is vice unadorned, and who thinks it fair?
From A Hero and Some Other Folks by Quayle, William A. (William Alfred)