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Penurious vs Misrely - What's the difference?

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Misrely is likely misspelled.


Misrely has no English definition.

As an adjective penurious

is miserly; excessively cheap.

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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    misrely

    Not English

    Misrely has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

    English words similar to 'misrely':

    miserly, meagerly, meagrely, majorly, misruly