Penurious and Rapacious

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Penurious adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.

Usage example: the company's penurious management could not be convinced of the need to earmark more money for research and development

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Rapacious and penurious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rapacious" instead an adjective "Penurious".

Nearby Word: penury

Rapacious adjective - Having a huge appetite.

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Penurious and rapacious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Penurious" instead an adjective "Rapacious".

Nearby Words: rapacity, rapaciously

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