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1 беден
1. (без средства) poor, needy; pennyless moneylessкниж. necessitous, penurious(крайно беден) destituteбеден съм be poor, be in needбедните the poor2. (на вид. бедняшки) mean, mean-looking3. (откъм съдържание) meagre, scanty(за земя, почва) poor, jejune, unfertile, sterileбеден откъм deficient in(за растителност) scanty, poor(за реколта) poor, lightдухом poor in spirit(за фантазия) poor, meagre4. (нещастен) poor, wretchedбедният аз! poor me! woe is me! бедното момче! the poor boy/devil! беднея grow/become poor; be reduced to poverty* * *бѐден,прил., -на, -но, -ни 1. ( без средства) poor, needy; penniless, moneyless; книж. necessitous, penurious; sl. flat as a pancake; ( крайно беден) destitute; \беденен съм be in Queer Street, feel the pinch;2. ( бедняшки) mean, mean-looking, slummy;3. ( откъм съдържание) meagre, scanty; ( земя, почва) poor, jejune, unfertile, sterile; (за руда) lean; \беденен духом poor in spirit; (за фантазия) poor, meagre; \беденен откъм deficient in; ( растителност) scanty, poor; ( реколта) poor, light;5. \беденните само мн. събир. the lower income brackets, the underprivileged.* * *ма никакви пари - много е беден.; scanty (за реколта); ungenerous (за почва)* * *1. (без средства) poor, needy;pennyless moneyless 2. (за земя, почва) poor, jejune, unfertile, sterile 3. (за растителност) scanty, poor 4. (за реколта) poor, light 5. (за фантазия) poor, meagre 6. (крайно беден) destitute 7. (на вид. бедняшки) mean, mean-looking 8. (нещастен) poor, wretched 9. (откъм съдържание) meagre, scanty 10. БЕДЕН откъм deficient in 11. БЕДЕН съм be poor, be in need 12. бедните the poor 13. бедният аз! poor me! woe is me! бедното момче! the poor boy/devil! беднея grow/become poor; be reduced to poverty 14. духом poor in spirit 15. книж. necessitous, penurious -
2 оскъден
scanty, scant, scarce, exiguous, meagre, slender, skimpy(недостатъчен) poor(сиромашки) penurious(кът за пари) tightоскъден обед a frugal mealоскъден доход a slender incomeоскъден посев a thin cropоскъдна храна a lean/sparing dietоскъдна светлина poor lightоскъдна сума pittanceоскъдни средства narrow means, slender/meagre resourcesоскъдни сведения scant (y) information* * *оскъ̀ден,прил., -на, -но, -ни scanty, scant, scarce, exiguous, meagre, slender, skimpy; ( недостатъчен) poor; ( сиромашки) penurious; (“ кът” и за пари) tight; \оскъденен обед a frugal meal; \оскъденен доход a slender income; \оскъденен посев a thin crop; \оскъденна светлина poor light; \оскъденна сума pittance; \оскъденна храна a lean/sparing diet; \оскъденни средства narrow means, slender/meagre resources.* * *scanty; meagre{`mi;gx}; mean{mi;n}; parsimonious* * *1. (cu-ромашки) penurious 2. (недостатъчен) poor 3. („кът" - и за пари) tight 4. scanty, scant, scarce, exiguous, meagre, slender, skimpy 5. ОСКЪДЕН доход a slender income 6. ОСКЪДЕН обед a frugal meal 7. ОСКЪДЕН посев a thin crop 8. оскъдна светлина poor light 9. оскъдна сума pittance 10. оскъдна храна a lean/sparing diet 11. оскъдни сведения scant(y) information 12. оскъдни средства narrow means, slender/meagre resources -
3 скъпернически
1. прил. miserly, niggardly, stingy. parsimonious, close-fisted, near, close, mean2. нар. stingily, like a miser* * *скъпѐрнически,прил., -а, -о, -и miserly, niggardly, stingy, skinflinty, parsimonious, close-fisted, near, close, mean; curmudgeonly.——————нареч. stingily, like a miser.* * *avaricious ; mean {`mi;n}; niggardly ; penurious; stingy* * *1. 1 прил. miserly, niggardly, stingy. parsimonious, close-fisted, near, close, mean 2. 2 нар. stingily, like a miser -
4 мизерстващ
мизѐрстващ,сег. деят. прич. (и като прил.) penurious, destitute, deprived.* * *destitute; needy
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Penurious — Pe*nu ri*ous, a. [From {Penury}.] 1. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly. A penurious niggard of his wealth. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty. [1913 Webster] Here creeps along a poor,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penurious — I adjective chary, cheap, churlish, close, close fisted, close handed, frugal, greedy, grudging, illiberal, impoverished, in distress, in need, in want, indigent, mean, mercenary, miserly, needy, niggard, niggardly, nonpaying, parsimonious,… … Law dictionary
penurious — 1590s, from M.L. penuriosus, from L. penuria penury (see PENURY (Cf. penury)). Originally poverty stricken, in a state of penury; meaning stingy is first attested 1630s … Etymology dictionary
penurious — parsimonious, niggardly, *stingy, close, close fisted, tight, tightfisted, miserly, cheeseparing, penny pinching Analogous words: avaricious, grasping, greedy, *covetous: *mercenary, venal: *mean, abject, sordid, ignoble … New Dictionary of Synonyms
penurious — [adj] stingy avaricious, cheap, chintzy*, close fisted, costive, curmudgeonly, economical, frugal, greedy, hoarding, miserly, parsimonious, penny pinching, pennywise*, pinchpenny*, saving, scrimping, sparing, thrifty, tightfisted, uncharitable,… … New thesaurus
penurious — ► ADJECTIVE formal 1) extremely poor. 2) parsimonious. DERIVATIVES penuriously adverb … English terms dictionary
penurious — [pe nyoor′ē əs, penoor′ē əs] adj. [ML penuriosus < L penuria: see PENURY] 1. unwilling to part with money or possessions; mean; miserly; stingy 2. characterized by extreme poverty; impoverished SYN. STINGY1 penuriously adv. penuriousness n … English World dictionary
penurious — adjective a) Miserly; excessively cheap. The old man died a penurious wretch; eighty thousand dollars in the mattress and as many holes in the roof. b) Not bountiful; thin; scant. The penurious stew would have been more accurately labelled broth … Wiktionary
penurious — adjective, formal 1) a penurious student Syn: poor, poor as a church mouse, poverty stricken, destitute, necessitous, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy, in need/want, badly off, in reduced/straitened circumstances, hard up, u … Thesaurus of popular words
penurious — adjective Date: 1590 1. marked by or suffering from penury 2. given to or marked by extreme stinting frugality Synonyms: see stingy • penuriously adverb • penuriousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
penurious — penuriously, adv. penuriousness, n. /peuh noor ee euhs, nyoor /, adj. 1. extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly. 2. extremely poor; destitute; indigent. 3. poorly or inadequately supplied; lacking in means or resources. [1590 1600; < ML… … Universalium