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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

penceless en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɛns.ləs/

Etymology

From pence + -less.

Meanings

  1. (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: