penceless

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pence +‎ -less

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

penceless (not comparable)

  1. penniless; entirely lacking money
    • 1858, William Bownas, Arundines Bostonienses, page 85:
      When calls are made on cashless penceless men,
      The case is wonderfully altered then!
    • 2010, G. M. Malliet, Death of a Cozy Writer, page 204:
      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.
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