penurious

这个村庄的居民生活极为贫困，连干净的饮用水都难以获得。

The ___penurious villagers could hardly access clean drinking water.

尽管他很有钱，却十分吝啬，连给服务员小费都不愿意。

Despite being wealthy, he was ___penurious and refused to tip the waiter.