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Word of the Day 01/10/24 Impecunious
Impecunious (adjective)
im·pe·cu·ni·ous [im-pi-kyoo-nee-uhs] (previously 10-08-13)
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
See synonyms for impecunious on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR IMPECUNIOUS
1. destitute, poverty-stricken
SYNONYM STUDY FOR IMPECUNIOUS
See poor.
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1590–1600; im- + obsolete pecunious “wealthy,” from Latin pecūniōsus, equivalent to pecūni(a) “wealth” + -ōsus-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
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
im·pe·cu·ni·ous [im-pi-kyoo-nee-uhs] (previously 10-08-13)
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
See synonyms for impecunious on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR IMPECUNIOUS
1. destitute, poverty-stricken
SYNONYM STUDY FOR IMPECUNIOUS
See poor.
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1590–1600; im- + obsolete pecunious “wealthy,” from Latin pecūniōsus, equivalent to pecūni(a) “wealth” + -ōsus-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
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.