pinched vs penniless

pinched and penniless both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, pinched and penniless are synonyms defined as:

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

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