impecunious

[ im-pi-kyoo-nee-uhs ]
/ ˌɪm pɪˈkyu ni əs /
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adjective

having little or no money; penniless; poor.

Origin of impecunious

1590–1600; im-2 + obsolete pecunious wealthy < Latin pecūniōsus, equivalent to pecūni(a) wealth + -ōsus -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM impecunious

im·pe·cu·ni·ous·ly, adverb im·pe·cu·ni·ous·ness, im·pe·cu·ni·os·i·ty [im-pi-kyoo-nee-os-i-tee] /ˌɪm pɪˌkyu niˈɒs ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby impecunious

impeachable, impeachment, impearl, impeccable, impeccant, impecunious, impedance, impedance matching, impede, impediment, impedimenta

Words related to impecunious

broke, destitute, homeless, impoverished, indigent, insolvent, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, strapped, necessitous, beggared, unprosperous

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British Dictionary definitions for impecunious

impecunious
/ (ˌɪmpɪˈkjuːnɪəs) /

adjective

without money; penniless

Derived forms of impecunious

impecuniously, adverb impecuniousness or impecuniosity (ˌɪmpɪkjuːnɪˈɒsɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for impecunious

C16: from im- (not) + -pecunious, from Latin pecūniōsus wealthy, from pecūnia money