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Meaning of penury in English
Pronunciation
/ˈpɛnjəri/
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Noun
penury
Etymology
late Middle English: from Latin penuria‘need, scarcity’; perhaps related to paene‘almost’
Definitions
1.
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
Examples
« their indigence appalled him »
« a general state of need exists among the homeless »