penniless vs pinched

penniless and pinched both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
penniless	No	Yes	No	No
pinched	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, penniless and pinched are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of penniless include hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penurious.

penniless (adjective)	pinched (adjective)
not having enough money to pay for necessities	as if squeezed uncomfortably tight
	sounding as if the nose were pinched
	not having enough money to pay for necessities
	very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold