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The definition of impecunious is a person without any money.

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An example of impecunious is someone living on the street.

See impecunious in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

having no money; poor; penniless

Origin: < in- + obs. pecunious, rich < ME < OFr pécunieux < L pecuniosus, wealthy < pecunia, money: see pecuniary

Related Forms:

impecuniosity noun or impecuniousness
impecuniously adverb

See impecunious in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Lacking money; penniless. See Synonyms at poor.

Origin:

Origin: in-¹

Origin: + pecunious, rich (from Middle English, from Old French pecunios, from Latin pecūniōsus, from pecūnia, money, wealth; see peku- in Indo-European roots)

Related Forms:

imˌpe·cuˈni·ous·ly adverb

imˌpe·cuˈni·ous·ness, imˌpe·cuˌni·osˈi·ty (-ŏsˈĭ-tē) noun

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