impecunious
English
Etymology
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(deprecated template usage) First attested in 1596. From im- + pecunious, from Latin pecūniōsus, from pecūnia (“money”) + -ōsus (“full of”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -uːniəs
Adjective
impecunious (not comparable)
- lacking money
- 1875 March 25, William S. Gilbert, Trial by Jury:
- When I, good friends, was called to the bar,
- I'd an appetite fresh and hearty,
- But I was, as many young barristers are,
- An impecunious party.
- February 1896, Ground-swells, by Jeannette H. Walworth, published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine; page 183:
- "Then what became of her?"
- "Her? Which 'her'? The park is full of 'hers.'"
- "The lady with the green feathers in her hat. A big Gainsborough hat. I am quite sure it was Miss Hartuff."
- "Not improbably. I presume she does sometimes take the air. And possibly she may be the happy owner of a Gainsborough hat with green feathers."
- "Don't be frivolous, please. She was in that victoria."
- "Then perhaps she was too impecunious to drive both ways."
- 1919, P. G. Wodehouse, "Leave it to Jeeves" in My Man Jeeves:
- [I]t would be a simple matter, sir, to find some impecunious author who would be glad to do the actual composition of the volume for a small fee.
- 1875 March 25, William S. Gilbert, Trial by Jury:
Synonyms
- (lacking money): poor, penniless
- See also Thesaurus:impoverished
Related terms
Translations
lacking money
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