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impecunious en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɪm.pəˈkjuː.ni.əs/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
  • /ˌɪm.pɪˈkjuː.ni.əs/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)

Etymology

From im- + pecunious, from Latin pecūniōsus, from pecūnia (“money”) + -ōsus (“full of”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Lacking money.
    • [I]t would be a simple matter, sir, to find some impecunious author who would be glad to do the actual composition of the volume for a small fee. 1919, P. G. Wodehouse, “Leave it to Jeeves”, in My Man Jeeves:
    • When I, good friends, was called to the bar, I'd an appetite fresh and hearty, But I was, as many young barristers are, An impecunious party. 1875 March 25, William S. Gilbert, Trial by Jury:
    • "Then what became of her?" "Her? Which 'her'? The park is full of 'hers.'" "The lady with the green feathers in her hat. A big Gainsborough hat. I am quite sure it was Miss Hartuff." "Not improbably. I presume she does sometimes take the air. And possibly she may be the happy owner of a Gainsborough hat with green feathers." "Don't be frivolous, please. She was in that victoria." "Then perhaps she was too impecunious to drive both ways." February 1896, Ground-swells, by Jeannette H. Walworth, published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine; page 183
    • The Rhymney (51 route miles), once an impecunious hanger-on of the Taff Vale, had enjoyed its own route through Caerphilly into Cardiff since 1871, [...]. 1939 September, D. S. Barrie, “The Railways of South Wales”, in Railway Magazine, page 158:

Relateds

impecuniously · pecuniary · impecuniousness · impecuniosity

Synonyms

penniless (lacking money) · poor (lacking money)

Translations (17)

cs jsoucí bez prostředků (lacking money) · pl niezamożny (lacking money) · cs jsoucí bez peněz (lacking money) · pl biedny (lacking money) · es menesteroso (lacking money) · es inope (lacking money) · no fattig (lacking money) · bg безпаричен (lacking money) · mi monikore (lacking money) · fi rahaton (lacking money) · es impecune (lacking money) · fr impécunieux (lacking money) · mi pakukore (lacking money) · cs nemající peníze (lacking money) · cs nezámožný (lacking money) · cs chudý (lacking money) · pl ubogi (lacking money)