penniless

(penə lis, -ē-)

adjective

without even a penny; extremely poor

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See penniless in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Entirely without money.
  2. Very poor. See Synonyms at poor.

Related Forms:

  • penˈni·less·ly adverb
  • penˈni·less·ness noun

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