impecunious — im‧pe‧cu‧ni‧ous [ˌɪmpɪˈkjuːniəs◂] adjective formal having very little money: • The university mainly caters for the most impecunious students who reach university level. * * * impecunious UK US /ˌɪmpəˈkjuːniəs/ adjective FORMAL ► … Financial and business terms
Impecunious — Im pe*cu ni*ous, a. [L. im not + pecunia money: cf. F. imp[ e]cunieux.] Not having money; habitually without money; poor. [1913 Webster] An impecunious creature. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impecunious — (adj.) lacking in money, 1590s, from assimilated form of in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + L. pecuniosus rich, from pecunia money, property (see PECUNIARY (Cf. pecuniary)). Related: Impecuniously; impecuniosity … Etymology dictionary
impecunious — *poor, indigent, needy, destitute, penniless, poverty stricken, necessitous Antonyms: flush Contrasted words: *rich, wealthy, affluent, opulent … New Dictionary of Synonyms
impecunious — [adj] poverty stricken beggared, broke*, cleaned out*, destitute, dirt poor*, homeless, impoverished, indigent, insolvent, necessitous, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, strapped*, unprosperous; concept 334 Ant. moneyed, rich, wealthy … New thesaurus
impecunious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having little or no money. DERIVATIVES impecuniosity noun impecuniousness noun. ORIGIN from IN (Cf. ↑in ) + Latin pecuniosus wealthy … English terms dictionary
impecunious — [im΄pi kyo͞o′nē əs] adj. [< IN 2 + obs. pecunious, rich < ME < OFr pécunieux < L pecuniosus, wealthy < pecunia, money: see PECUNIARY] having no money; poor; penniless SYN. POOR impecuniosity [im΄pi kyo͞o′nēäs′i tē] n.… … English World dictionary
impecunious — im|pe|cu|ni|ous [ˌımpıˈkju:niəs] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: pecunious rich (14 19 centuries), from Latin pecunia money ] having very little money, especially over a long period sometimes used humorously ▪ He came from a respectable if… … Dictionary of contemporary English
impecunious — [[t]ɪ̱mpɪkju͟ːniəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is impecunious has very little money. [FORMAL] Syn: poor … English dictionary
impecunious — adjective formal or humorous having very little money, especially over a long period: a gifted but impecunious painter impecuniously adverb impecuniousness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
