impecunious
adjective/ˌɪmpɪˈkjuːniəs/
/ˌɪmpɪˈkjuːniəs/
(formal or humorous)- having little or no money synonym penniless, poor
- an impecunious student
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from in- ‘not’ + obsolete pecunious ‘having money, wealthy’ (from Latin pecuniosus, from pecunia ‘money’).Definitions on the go
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