impecunious

  • 1impecunious — im‧pe‧cu‧ni‧ous [ˌɪmpɪˈkjuːniəs◂] adjective formal having very little money: • The university mainly caters for the most impecunious students who reach university level. * * * impecunious UK US /ˌɪmpəˈkjuːniəs/ adjective FORMAL ► …

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  • 2Impecunious — Im pe*cu ni*ous, a. [L. im not + pecunia money: cf. F. imp[ e]cunieux.] Not having money; habitually without money; poor. [1913 Webster] An impecunious creature. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3impecunious — I adjective bankrupt, beggared, beggarly, broke, cleaned out, destitute, distressed, embarrassed, flat, flat broke, hard up, impoverished, in need, in straitened circumstances, in the red, in want, indigent, insolvent, necessitous, needy, not… …

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  • 4impecunious — (adj.) lacking in money, 1590s, from assimilated form of in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + L. pecuniosus rich, from pecunia money, property (see PECUNIARY (Cf. pecuniary)). Related: Impecuniously; impecuniosity …

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  • 5impecunious — *poor, indigent, needy, destitute, penniless, poverty stricken, necessitous Antonyms: flush Contrasted words: *rich, wealthy, affluent, opulent …

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  • 6impecunious — [adj] poverty stricken beggared, broke*, cleaned out*, destitute, dirt poor*, homeless, impoverished, indigent, insolvent, necessitous, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, strapped*, unprosperous; concept 334 Ant. moneyed, rich, wealthy …

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  • 7impecunious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having little or no money. DERIVATIVES impecuniosity noun impecuniousness noun. ORIGIN from IN (Cf. ↑in ) + Latin pecuniosus wealthy …

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  • 8impecunious — [im΄pi kyo͞o′nē əs] adj. [< IN 2 + obs. pecunious, rich < ME < OFr pécunieux < L pecuniosus, wealthy < pecunia, money: see PECUNIARY] having no money; poor; penniless SYN. POOR impecuniosity [im΄pi kyo͞o′nēäs′i tē] n.… …

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  • 9impecunious — im|pe|cu|ni|ous [ˌımpıˈkju:niəs] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: pecunious rich (14 19 centuries), from Latin pecunia money ] having very little money, especially over a long period sometimes used humorously ▪ He came from a respectable if… …

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  • 10impecunious — [[t]ɪ̱mpɪkju͟ːniəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is impecunious has very little money. [FORMAL] Syn: poor …

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