Penurious and Sordid

Penurious

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

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

Nearby Word: penury

Sordid

Sordid adjective - Not clean.

Penurious and sordid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Penurious" instead an adjective "Sordid".

Nearby Word: sordidly
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