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impecunious
[
im-pi-
kyoo
-nee-
uh
s
]
Origin
im·pe·cu·ni·ous
/
ˌɪm
pɪˈkyu
ni
əs
/
Show Spelled
[
im-pi-
kyoo
-nee-
uh
s
]
Show IPA
adjective
having little or no money; penniless; poor.
Origin:
1590–1600;
im-
2
+ obsolete
pecunious
wealthy <
Latin
pecūniōsus,
equivalent to
pecūni
(
a
) wealth +
-ōsus
-ous
Related forms
im·pe·cu·ni·ous·ly,
adverb
im·pe·cu·ni·ous·ness,
im·pe·cu·ni·os·i·ty
/
ˌɪm
pɪˌkyu
niˈɒs
ɪ
ti
/
Show Spelled
[
im-pi-kyoo-nee-
os
-i-tee
]
Show IPA
,
noun
Synonyms
destitute, poverty-stricken.
See
poor.
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impecunious
(ˌɪmpɪˈkjuːnɪəs)
—
adj
without money; penniless
[C16: from
im-
(not) +
-pecunious,
from Latin
pecūniōsus
wealthy, from
pecūnia
money]
impe'cuniously
—
adv
impe'cuniousness
—
n
impecuniosity
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
impecunious
"lacking in money," 1596, from in- "not" + L. pecuniosus "rich," from pecunia "money, property."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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