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penury
/ ˈpɛnjʊrɪ /
noun
- extreme poverty
- extreme scarcity
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Word History and Origins
Origin of penury1
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin pēnūria; akin to Greek peîna hunger, penía poverty
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Word History and Origins
Origin of penury1
C15: from Latin pēnūria dearth, of obscure origin
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Example Sentences
He faced agony abroad, then penury in his adopted home.
From Seattle Times
"Independence, I think, means penury for Wales, not success."
From BBC
If you're willing to force poor elderly people into even worse penury than they already are, you are their kind of gal.
From Salon
If that’s true, what conceivable difference could it make whether a few of the dinosaur oil and gas companies want to merge and go into the abyss of bankruptcy and penury holding hands?
From Washington Times
I first visited Moscow four decades ago, when it was a city devoid of primary colors eking out existence in the penury of Communism.
From New York Times
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