Poorish
Penurious
Penurious adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Usage example: the most penurious members of the community are forced to depend on the services of the food bank
Poorish and penurious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poorish" instead an adjective "Penurious".
Nearby Word: penury
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- poor and poorish
- poor and penurious
- distressed and poorish
- distressed and penurious
- indigent and poorish
- indigent and penurious
- beggarly and poorish
- beggarly and penurious
- impoverished and poorish
- impoverished and penurious
- destitute and poorish
- destitute and penurious
- penniless and poorish
- penniless and penurious
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