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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

impecunious

/ˌɪm.pəˈkjuː.ni.əs/

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What does impecunious mean?

adjective

  1. Lacking money.

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/ˌɪm.pəˈkjuː.ni.əs/

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That is to say, it inhibits activity in the directions in which the impecunious members of the community habitually put forth their efforts.
Thorstein VeblenThe Theory of the Leisure ClassProject Gutenberg ebook #833
But I was, as many young barristers are, An impecunious party.
Arthur Sullivan; W. S. (William Schwenck) GilbertThe Complete Plays of Gilbert and SullivanProject Gutenberg ebook #808
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It was with the help of this simple piece of mechanism and a good long pull from Eyraud that the impecunious couple hoped to refill their pockets.
H. B. (Henry Brodribb) IrvingA Book of Remarkable CriminalsProject Gutenberg ebook #446
A versatile and entertaining companion, by turns prosperous and impecunious, and an optimist always, Gardiner Hubbard became a really indispensable factor as the first advance agent of the telephone business.
Herbert Newton CassonThe History of the TelephoneProject Gutenberg ebook #819
Flattered by the implication, but at the same time quite impecunious, the night before Christmas he nonchalantly walked through a neighboring department store and stole a manicure set for one little sister and a string of beads for the other.
Jane AddamsTwenty Years at Hull House; with Autobiographical NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #1325