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View usage for: (ɪmpɪkjuːniəs) adjectiveSomeone who is impecunious has very little money. [formal]Synonyms: poor, broke [informal], penniless, short More Synonyms of impecunious impecunious in British English (ˌɪmpɪˈkjuːnɪəs) adjectivewithout money; penniless Derived forms impecuniously (ˌimpeˈcuniously) adverb impecuniousness (ˌimpeˈcuniousness) or impecuniosity (ˌɪmpɪkjuːnɪˈɒsɪtɪ) noun Word origin C16: from im- (not) + -pecunious, from Latin pecūniōsus wealthy, from pecūnia money impecunious in American English (ˌɪmpɪˈkjuniəs) adjective having no money; poor; penniless SIMILAR WORDS: poor Derived forms impecuniosity (ˌimpeˌcuniˈosity) (ˌɪmpɪˈkjuniˈɑsɪti) noun or ˌimpeˈcuniousness impecuniously (ˌimpeˈcuniously) adverb Word origin < in- 2 + obs. pecunious, rich < ME < OFr pécunieux < L pecuniosus, wealthy < pecunia, money: see pecuniary Examples of 'impecunious' in a sentenceimpecunious Definition without money I first met him when he was an impecunious, would-be racing driver. Synonyms short strapped (slang) stony (British, slang) cleaned out (slang) insolvent down and out skint (British, slang) dirt-poor (informal) flat broke (informal) in queer street without two pennies to rub together (informal) Opposites rich , wealthy , prosperous , affluent , well-off , well-to-do Additional synonymsDefinition having no money I'm as broke as you are. Synonyms penniless, short, ruined, bust (informal), bankrupt, impoverished, in the red, cleaned out (slang), insolvent, down and out, skint (British, slang), strapped for cash (informal), dirt-poor (informal), flat broke (informal), penurious, on your uppers, stony-broke (British, slang), in queer street (informal), without two pennies to rub together (informal), without a penny to your name Definition lacking the means to live destitute families who live in poverty Synonyms penniless, poor, impoverished, distressed, needy, on the rocks, insolvent, poverty-stricken, down and out, indigent (formal), impecunious, dirt-poor (informal), on the breadline (informal), flat broke (informal), short, penurious, on your uppers, necessitous (literary), in queer street (informal), moneyless, without two pennies to rub together (informal) Definition so poor as to lack even necessities Medical professionals should be permitted to provide free healthcare to indigent people. Synonyms destitute, poor, impoverished, needy, penniless, poverty-stricken, down and out, in want, down at heel (informal), impecunious, dirt-poor, straitened, on the breadline, short, flat broke (informal), penurious, necessitous (literary), on your uppers (informal), without two pennies to rub together (informal) Nearby words ofimpecunious - impeach
- impeachment
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- impecunious
- impede
- impediment
- impedimenta
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