Penury Mnemonic
Explore definitions and mnemonics for penury.
penury
penury
/ˈpɛnjəɹi/
Examples
- He died leaving the family in penury.
- The Jewish middle class was reduced to penury.
- This was followed by a period of penury in Jubilee Place.
- By the time of his death, he was near penury.
- This was in 1623, when Bacon had lapsed into penury.
- But never had penury so gentle a smile for a companion.
- Deep in penury, Silenus had to work as a common laborer.
- After him, the next few generations had fallen into penury.
- For most of his life, Peres lived in penury, and died a pauper.
- His works frequently depicted suffering, penury and human pain.
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
noun
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Pen + Fury. So poor that even a pen causes fury due to its cost.
Pen + Bury. To be so poor, cannot afford a pen, much less to bury worries.
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