penceless en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɛns.ləs/
Etymology
From pence + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) penniless; entirely lacking money
Then, one day, said penceless writer is invited to a house party in Scotland by someone he's met at one of this lady's salons.
2010, G. M. Malliet, Death of a Cozy Writer, page 204:When calls are made on cashless penceless men, The case is wonderfully altered then!
1858, William Bownas, Arundines Bostonienses, page 85: