tS=His teammates despise his <b>penurious</b> tendencies. <br><br>Rockefeller's monopoly of Standard Oil Company made him rich -- and famous for being both <b>penurious</b> and generous. &tQ=<b>Penurious</b> means:&tC=needing to be the center of attention|controlling|self-satisfied|self-deprecating|stingy&cC=5&fB=<b>Penurious</b> means both extremely stingy; miserly. It also can mean extremely poor; destitute; indigent. <b>Penurious</b> is pronounced pi-NOO-ree-uhs.
