im·pe·cu·ni·ous

[im-pi-kyoo-nee-uhs]
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

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


destitute, poverty-stricken. See poor.
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impecunious (ˌɪmpɪˈkjuːnɪəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
without money; penniless
 
[C16: from im- (not) + -pecunious, from Latin pecūniōsus wealthy, from pecūnia money]
 
impe'cuniously
 
adv
 
impe'cuniousness
 
n
 
impecuniosity
 
n

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Word Origin & History

impecunious
"lacking in money," 1596, from in- "not" + L. pecuniosus "rich," from pecunia "money, property."
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Example sentences
Princes and impecunious students stood on terms of perfect equality.
Statutory heirs may recover funeral and burial expenses only if the estate is
  impecunious.
Next, he hooks up with an impecunious cleric who in that regard, is not much
  different than the beggar.
It was his voluntary, knowing conduct that placed him in his present
  incarcerated and impecunious position.
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