pen·ni·less

[pen-i-lis]
adjective
without any money whatsoever; totally impoverished; destitute.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English peniles. See penny, -less

pen·ni·less·ly, adverb
pen·ni·less·ness, noun


indigent. See poor.


rich.
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penniless (ˈpɛnɪlɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
very poor; almost totally without money
 
'pennilessly
 
adv
 
'pennilessness
 
n

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Example sentences
Employees has worked many years and gave dedicated service and where left
  penniless.
Half the people you knew were penniless and beginning all over again.
He was sometimes wealthy, sometimes penniless, often in danger.
Washed up and penniless before they are of legal age.
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