penurious

/pəˈnjʊə.ɹi.əs/ /pəˈnjɔː.ɹi.əs/ /pəˈnjʊɹ.i.əs/ /pəˈnjɝ.i.əs/ /pəˈnjɔɹ.i.əs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-penurious.wav

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