penurious

adj 1: not having enough money to pay for necessities [syn: {hard

up}, {impecunious}, {in straitened circumstances(p)},

{penniless}, {pinched}]

2: excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift

relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most

penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence" [syn:

{parsimonious}]