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Meaning of
penury
in English
penury
us
/pɪˈnjʊərɪ/
uk
/pəˈnʌrɪ/
#uncommon
Definitions
Noun
a
state
of
extreme
poverty
;
destitution
The
family
lived
in
a
state
of
penury
after
losing
their
home
.
a
lack
or
scarcity
(
of
something
)
The
village
suffered
from
penury
of
clean
water
during
the
drought
.
