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Adjective
S:
(adj)
hard up
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impecunious
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in straitened circumstances
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penniless
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penurious
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pinched
(not having enough money to pay for necessities)
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(adj)
parsimonious
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penurious
(excessively unwilling to spend)
"parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"