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impecunious
im·pe·cu·ni·ous I0055100 (ĭm′pĭ-kyo͞o′nē-əs)adj. Having little or no money.
[in- + pecunious, rich (from Middle English, from Old French pecunios, from Latin pecūniōsus, from pecūnia, money, wealth; see peku- in Indo-European roots).]
im′pe·cu′ni·ous·ly adv.im′pe·cu′ni·os′i·ty (-ŏs′ĭ-tē) n.impecunious (ˌɪmpɪˈkjuːnɪəs) adjwithout money; penniless[C16: from im- (not) + -pecunious, from Latin pecūniōsus wealthy, from pecūnia money] ˌimpeˈcuniously adv ˌimpeˈcuniousness, impecuniosity nim•pe•cu•ni•ous (ˌɪm pɪˈkyu ni əs)
adj. having little or no money; penniless. [1590–1600; im-2 + obsolete pecunious wealthy < Latin pecūniōsus, derivative of pecūni(a) wealth] im`pe•cu′ni•ous•ly, adv. im`pe•cu′ni•ous•ness, im`pe•cu`ni•os′i•ty (-ˈɒs ɪ ti) n. syn: See poor. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | impecunious - not having enough money to pay for necessitieshard up, in straitened circumstances, penniless, penurious, pinchedpoor - having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret" |
impecuniousadjective poor, broke (informal), penniless, short, strapped (slang), stony (Brit. slang), cleaned out (slang), insolvent, destitute, poverty-stricken, down and out, skint (Brit. slang), indigent, dirt-poor (informal), flat broke (informal) Back in the eighties he was an impecunious, would-be racing driver.
rich, wealthy, prosperous, affluent, well-off, well-to-doimpecuniousadjectiveHaving little or no money or wealth:beggarly, destitute, down-and-out, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken.Informal: broke, strapped.Idioms: hard up, on one's uppers.Translationsimpecunious
Related to impecunious: impecuniositySynonyms for impecuniousadj poorSynonyms- poor
- broke
- penniless
- short
- strapped
- stony
- cleaned out
- insolvent
- destitute
- poverty-stricken
- down and out
- skint
- indigent
- dirt-poor
- flat broke
Antonyms- rich
- wealthy
- prosperous
- affluent
- well-off
- well-to-do
Synonyms for impecuniousadj having little or no money or wealthSynonyms- beggarly
- destitute
- down-and-out
- impoverished
- indigent
- necessitous
- needy
- penniless
- penurious
- poor
- poverty-stricken
- broke
- strapped
Synonyms for impecuniousadj not having enough money to pay for necessitiesSynonyms- hard up
- in straitened circumstances
- penniless
- penurious
- pinched
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