impecunious
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adjective \ˌim-pi-ˈkyü-nyəs, -nē-əs\Definition of IMPECUNIOUS
: having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
— im·pe·cu·ni·os·i·ty \-ˌkyü-nē-ˈä-sə-tē\ noun
— im·pe·cu·nious·ly adverb
— im·pe·cu·nious·ness noun
See Examples of IMPECUNIOUS
- <they were so impecunious that they couldn't afford to give one another even token Christmas gifts>
Origin of IMPECUNIOUS
1in- + obsolete English pecunious rich, from Middle English, from Latin pecuniosus, from pecunia money — more at fee
First Known Use: 1596
Related to IMPECUNIOUS
- Synonyms
- beggared, beggarly, broke, destitute, dirt-poor, down-and-out, famished, hard up, poor, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needful, needy, pauperized, penniless, penurious, poverty-stricken, skint [chiefly British], threadbare
- Antonyms
- affluent, deep-pocketed, fat, fat-cat, flush, moneyed (also monied), opulent, rich, silk-stocking, wealthy, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do
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