Penurious vs Misrely - What's the difference?
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Misrely has no English definition.
Miserly; excessively cheap.
Not bountiful; thin; scant.
Impoverished; wanting for money.
Misrely is likely misspelled.
Misrely has no English definition.
As an adjective penurious
is miserly; excessively cheap.penurious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The old man died a penurious wretch; eighty-thousand dollars in the mattress and as many holes in the roof.
- The penurious stew would have been more accurately labelled broth.
- The poor penurious horde, naught in the cooking pot and naught in the belly.