IMPECUNIOUS


Meaning of IMPECUNIOUS in English

|impə̇|kyünyəs, -pē|-, -nēəs adjective

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

: having very little or no money usually habitually : indigent , penniless

this eager impecunious young man who has fared so richly in his poverty — Edith Wharton

Synonyms: see poor

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.