penurious

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There his followers learn about his penurious childhood and his own children's lives.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2023

China is increasingly likely to grow old before it gets rich, consigning hundreds of millions of Chinese to a penurious and often lonely old age.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2023

For me, the real tragedy of “Spencer” was the penurious use of Sally Hawkins.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2021

As three penurious gold prospectors, and Lloyd a conservative party activist, the 1910 climbers cherished their departed Republican, William McKinley.

From The Guardian • Nov. 8, 2018

Magnificent establishments and penurious economy—ostentatious generosity and niggardly suspicion—constitute the centrifugal and centripetal focus of Holland's mechanism.

From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Hare, Augustus J. C.