impecunious

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  1. adjective Lacking money; penniless. See Synonyms at poor.

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  • Preparations completed and all wished-for guests summoned and transport arranged for the impecunious In evening, furious trunk-call from Helen at Denver, having had wire from Peter and demanding what we meant by inconsiderate behaviour. —  Busman’s Honeymoon
  • Flattered by the implication, but at the same time quite impecunious, the night before Christmas he nonchalantly walked through a neighboring department store and stole a manicure set for one little sister and a string of beads for the other. —  20 Years At Hull House
  • "When we are impecunious," says Mr. du Maurier, "we must needs be democratic." —  The History of "Punch"
  • "It is a favourite locality for the impecunious philosopher. —  Men of Affairs
  • The "impecunious" deserter fared more hardly; and would, usually, be forced by hunger and thirst to emerge from his hiding place, while the steamer was on the outward voyage. —  The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner
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  1. in-1 + pecunious, rich (from Middle English, from Old French pecunios, from Latin pecūniōsus, from pecūnia, money, wealth; see peku- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. = French impécunieux; as in- + pecunious.
 

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