What is the Latin word for penurious?

The usual Latin words for “penurious” are parcus, tenāx, restringō; also malignus, parcō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“penurious” in Latin

parcussparing, frugal, thrifty; scanty, slight, little, small tenāxclinging; tenacious; close-fisted, niggardly, stingy restringōto draw back tightly, bind back or fast, tighten; to unfasten, unclose, open; to restrain, confine, restrict malignuswicked, malicious, stingy; spiteful; malignant, malign parcōto spare, save up, economise; to forgive someone, have mercy for, to be lenient to; to let alone, omit

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

penurious

parcus; tenax; parcus et tenax; restrictus; restrictus et tenax; malignus (penurious toward others). Very penurious, praeparcus: to be penurious, parce vivere (live closely): parcere (with dative); parcum, tenacem esse (with genitive); parce ac tenuiter vivere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for penurious?: The usual Latin words for “penurious” are parcus, tenāx, restringō; also malignus, parcō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.