Penurious /(?)/

Pe·nu·ri·ous

Penurious

a.
  1. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly.
  2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty.
    Here creeps along a poor, penurious stream.
    — C. Pitt.
  3. Destitute of money; suffering extreme want. [Obs.]