penurious

Day 65Level 2

pen-YOOR-ee-us

ungenerous

ungenerous; extremely stingy; poor

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

destitute, miserly, parsimonious

Antonyms:

generous, prosperous

Example Sentence:

There are diners who seem friendly and easygoing, only to leave a penurious tip.

Related Words

adjoin

uh-BUHT

border on; adjoin

to caution

ad-MAH-nish

to caution or warn

spurious

uh-PAHK-ruh-fuhl

of doubtful authenticity

diligent

uh-SIJ-oo-uhs

hard working, diligent

ready to fight

buh-LIJ-er-uhn

waging war

disparaging

dih-ROG-uh-tawr-ee

tending to damage; disparaging