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penuriousness

noun

Etymology

From penurious + -ness.

  1. derived from pēnūriōsus
  2. suffixed as penuriousness — “penurious + ness”

Definitions

  1. The quality of being penurious.

    • In Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the character Ebenezer Scrooge is renowned for his penuriousness.
    • Covetouſneſs is the root of penuriouſneſs and baſeneſs, it hinders hoſpitality;

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