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pennywise
adjective as in penurious
adjective as in pinching
adjective as in stingy
Strong match
adjective as in tightfisted
Example Sentences
More disturbing: Reba says she’s the daughter of a Republican momma and a daddy who was Pennywise the Clown from Stephen King’s “It.”
It’s hard not to picture Pennywise the Clown haunting the sewers of Derry, Maine, of course, but in the horror writer’s newest collection of stories, “You Like It Darker,” “It” ranges from a suspicious stranger on a park bench, to an extraterrestrial being bestowing a gift that helps best friends realize their potential, to telepaths whose sole job is to keep airplanes from falling out of the sky.
When trying to describe the strangeness of giving birth, she likens it to the discomfort of being invited to audition for Pennywise the evil clown.
Shortly after, Haley went further: He posted a picture of Ramaswamy next to an image of Pennywise, alongside the caption, “Someone help me spot the difference I’m having trouble.”
“My mom had a talk with me, and I was like, you know what? I feel awful, and I would like to take this chance to apologize to Pennywise,” he said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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