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penury: Meaning and Definition of

pen•u•ry

Pronunciation: (pen'yu-rē), [key]
— n.
  1. extreme poverty; destitution.
  2. scarcity; dearth; inadequacy; insufficiency.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
penurious Penutian
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