penuriously
/pəˈnʊriəsli/
adverb
- In a way that shows extreme poverty or lack of money.
- He dressed penuriously, wearing the same torn coat every winter.
- After the war, the villagers survived penuriously on whatever they could grow.
- They lived penuriously in a tiny shack with no running water.
- In a stingy or miserly manner; unwilling to spend money.
- She penuriously rationed the heating oil, keeping the house freezing cold.
- He penuriously refused to donate even a dollar to the food drive.
- The millionaire tipped penuriously, leaving only a few coins for the waiter.
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