Impecunious
/ˌɪm.pəˈkjuː.ni.əs/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Lacking money. not-comparable
"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."
Adjective
- 1 not having enough money to pay for necessities wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From im- + pecunious, from Latin pecūniōsus, from pecūnia (“money”) + -ōsus (“full of”).