IMPECUNIOUS


Meaning of IMPECUNIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌim-pi-ˈkyü-nyəs, -nē-əs ]

adjective

Etymology: in- (I) + obsolete English pecunious rich, from Middle English, from Latin pecuniosus, from pecunia money — more at fee

Date: 1596

: having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless

• im·pe·cu·ni·os·i·ty -ˌkyü-nē-ˈä-sə-tē noun

• im·pe·cu·nious·ly adverb

• im·pe·cu·nious·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.