• (a.) Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly. • (a.) Destitute of money; suffering extreme want. • (a.) Not bountiful or liberal; scanty. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/penurious/
Pe·nu'ri·ous adjective [ From Penury .] 1. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly. 'A penurious niggard of his wealth.' Milton. 2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty. « Here creeps along a poor, penurious stream.» ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/50