Tuesday word: Impecunious

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Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023

Impecunious (adjective)
im·pe·cu·ni·ous [im-pi-kyoo-nee-uhs]

adjective
1. having little or no money; penniless; poor.

OTHER WORDS FROM IMPECUNIOUS
im·pe·cu·ni·ous·ly, adverb
im·pe·cu·ni·ous·ness, im·pe·cu·ni·os·i·ty [im-pi-kyoo-nee-os-i-tee], noun

WORDS RELATED TO IMPECUNIOUS
beggared, broke, cleaned out, destitute, dirt poor, homeless, impoverished, indigent, insolvent, necessitous, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, strapped, unprosperous

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OTHER WORDS FOR IMPECUNIOUS
destitute, poverty-stricken

SYNONYM STUDY FOR IMPECUNIOUS
See poor.

ORIGIN: First recorded in 1590–1600; im- + obsolete pecunious “wealthy,” from Latin pecuniosus, equivalent to pecuni(a) “wealth” + -osus-ous

HOW TO USE IMPECUNIOUS IN A SENTENCE
It's a system that mostly benefits restaurant critics and a select few relatively impecunious friends of restauranteurs.
IN DEFENSE OF THE 5 O'CLOCK RESERVATION | MEGAN MCARDLE | OCTOBER 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

With him we have not anything to do, except to say that of all men he was the most impecunious.
AN OLD MAN'S LOVE | ANTHONY TROLLOPE

They seemed an impecunious assemblage, gathered for mere sport.
MYSTIC LONDON: | CHARLES MAURICE DAVIES

I'm the only niece of poor but impecunious relatives, and they expect me to do my best and marry well.
THE GENTLE ART OF COOKING WIVES | ELIZABETH STRONG WORTHINGTON

And as a single man he had succeeded, being sometimes utterly impecunious, but still with a capacity of living.
THE PRIME MINISTER | ANTHONY TROLLOPE