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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Penurious \Pe*nu"ri*ous\, adjective [From {Penury}.]
1. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly. ''A penurious niggard of his wealth.'' --Milton.
2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty.
Here creeps along a poor, penurious stream. --C. Pitt.
3. Destitute of money; suffering extreme want. [Obs.] ''My penurious band.'' --Shak.
Syn: Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; miserly; niggardly; stingy. See {Avaricious}. --{Pe*nu"ri*ous*ly}, adverb -- {Pe*nu"ri*ous*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
penuriously
adverb: in a penurious manner; "they lived penuriously"
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