pennilessness

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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Pennilessness is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
penniless (ˈpɛnɪlɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
very poor; almost totally without money
 
'pennilessly
 
adv
 
'pennilessness
 
n

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