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penuriousness

noun

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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English penurious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English penuriousness From penurious + -ness.

  1. The quality of being penurious.

    In Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the character Ebenezer Scrooge is renowned for his penuriousness.

    Covetouſneſs is the root of penuriouſneſs and baſeneſs, it hinders hoſpitality;