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RE: New word for today



In previous articles, SCM was a bit more direct.  They called us
"tight-fisted".


> Esteemed and penurious digesti,
> 
> Please visit the following link for a description of a 1967 
> Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Veloce recently sold on Ebay.
> 
http://www.sportscarmarket.com/mp/0208-alfa.php

I bring this to your attention because of the new word I learned in the
course of reading, found tucked away in the following sentence.

"Thirty-two bids are a lot, but the fact that the bidding competition
failed to push the final price into SCM's price range is evidence of the
essentially penurious nature of most Alfa owners."

Oxford says:

Penurious: In want, needy, poverty stricken. Parsimonious, grudging,
fastidious, poor, barren, unfertile.
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