impecunious

== English == === Etymology === From im- +‎ pecunious, from Latin pecūniōsus, from pecūnia (“money”) + -ōsus (“full of”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˌɪm.pəˈkjuː.ni.əs/, /ˌɪm.pɪˈkjuː.ni.əs/ Rhymes: -uːniəs === Adjective === impecunious (not comparable) Lacking money. [from 1596] February 1896, Ground-swells, by Jeannette H. Walworth, published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine; page 183: "Then what became of her?" "Her? Which 'her'? The park is full of 'hers.'" "The lady with the green feathers in her hat. A big Gainsborough hat. I am quite sure it was Miss Hartuff." "Not improbably. I presume she does sometimes take the air. And possibly she may be the happy owner of a Gainsborough hat with green feathers." "Don't be frivolous, please. She was in that victoria." "Then perhaps she was too impecunious to drive both ways." ==== Synonyms ==== (lacking money): poor, penniless See also Thesaurus:impoverished ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====