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Pauper vs Penurious - What's the difference?

pauper | penurious |

As a noun pauper

is one who is extremely poor.

As an adjective penurious is

miserly; excessively cheap.

pauper

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who is extremely poor.
  • One living on or eligible for public charity.

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    penurious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Miserly; excessively cheap.
    • The old man died a penurious wretch; eighty-thousand dollars in the mattress and as many holes in the roof.
  • Not bountiful; thin; scant.
    • The penurious stew would have been more accurately labelled broth.
  • Impoverished; wanting for money.
    • The poor penurious horde, naught in the cooking pot and naught in the belly.

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    * penury