impecunious
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im·pe·cu·ni·ous
(ĭm′pĭ-kyo͞o′nē-əs)adj.
Having little or no money.
[in- + pecunious, rich (from Middle English, from Old French pecunios, from Latin pecūniōsus, from pecūnia, money, wealth; see peku- in Indo-European roots).]
im′pe·cu′ni·ous·ly adv.
im′pe·cu′ni·os′i·ty (-ŏs′ĭ-tē) n.
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impecunious
(ˌɪmpɪˈkjuːnɪəs)adj
without money; penniless
[C16: from im- (not) + -pecunious, from Latin pecūniōsus wealthy, from pecūnia money]
ˌimpeˈcuniously adv
ˌimpeˈcuniousness, impecuniosity n
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im•pe•cu•ni•ous
(ˌɪm pɪˈkyu ni əs)adj.
having little or no money; penniless.
[1590–1600; im-2 + obsolete pecunious wealthy < Latin pecūniōsus, derivative of pecūni(a) wealth]
im`pe•cu′ni•ous•ly, adv.
im`pe•cu′ni•ous•ness, im`pe•cu`ni•os′i•ty (-ˈɒs ɪ ti) n.
syn: See poor.
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Adj. | 1. | impecunious - not having enough money to pay for necessities poor - having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret" |
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impecunious
adjective poor, broke (informal), penniless, short, strapped (slang), stony (Brit. slang), cleaned out (slang), insolvent, destitute, poverty-stricken, down and out, skint (Brit. slang), indigent, dirt-poor (informal), flat broke (informal) Back in the eighties he was an impecunious, would-be racing driver.
rich, wealthy, prosperous, affluent, well-off, well-to-do
rich, wealthy, prosperous, affluent, well-off, well-to-do
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impecunious
adjectiveHaving little or no money or wealth:
beggarly, destitute, down-and-out, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken.
Idioms: hard up, on one's uppers.
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impecunious
adj → mittellos, unbemittelt
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