extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.

extremely poor; destitute; indigent.

poorly or inadequately supplied; lacking in means or resources.

adjective

avaricious , cheap , chintzy * , close-fisted , costive , curmudgeonly , economical , frugal , greedy , hoarding , miserly , parsimonious , penny-pinching , pennywise , pinchpenny , saving , scrimping , sparing , thrifty , tightfisted , uncharitable , ungenerous , ungiving , close , hard-fisted , mean , niggard , niggardly , petty , pinching , tight , beggarly , destitute , down-and-out , impecunious , impoverished , indigent , necessitous , needy , penniless , poverty-stricken , barren , grasping , poor , stingy