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

As he plots his revenge, Satine must choose between penurious love and oppressive, though posh, security.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2022

Ledecky’s stance is a far cry from Wang’s penurious tenure, during which the Islanders rarely sought out high-priced free agents.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2016

His temper was irritable, his habits penurious and solitary.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various