Synonyms:
parsimonious, penurious
Meaning: excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"
Synonyms:
hard_up, impecunious, in_straitened_circumstances(p), penniless, penurious, pinched
Meaning: not having enough money to pay for necessities
Usage examples
In broken mathematics We estimate our prize, Vast, in its fading ratio, To our penurious eyes!