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penniless

[pen-i-lis]

adjective

without any money whatsoever; totally impoverished; destitute.

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

Related forms

pen·ni·less·ly, adverb

pen·ni·less·ness, noun

Synonyms
indigent. See poor.

Antonyms
rich.

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penniless (ˈpɛnɪlɪs)

—*adj*
	very poor; almost totally without money

'pennilessly

—*adv*

'pennilessness

—n

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"It would astonish if not amuse, the older citizens of your County who twelve years ago knew me a stranger, friendless, uneducated, penniless boy, working on a flat boat—at ten dollars per month to learn that I have been put down here as the candidate of pride, wealth, and aristocratic family distinction."

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