impecunious
pronunciation
How to pronounce impecunious in British English:
UK [ˌɪmpɪˈkju:niəs]
How to pronounce impecunious in American English:
US [ˌɪmpɪˈkjuniəs]
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- Adjective:
- not having enough money to pay for necessities
Word Origin
- impecunious (adj.)
- "lacking in money," 1590s, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Latin pecuniosus "rich," from pecunia "money, property" (see pecuniary). Related: Impecuniously; impecuniosity.
Example
- 1. I first knew him as an impecunious student living in one small room .
- 2. Impecunious he should go up by what feed king .
- 3. The first month of the year is when iranians , after overspending for nowruz , feel most impecunious .
- 4. But in one important respect , at least , the clubs are different from the eu : members who turn out to be undesirable , or impecunious , can be suspended or thrown out .
- 5. This will allow the impecunious members to pay off bad cheques and mortgages , in effect borrowing against the resources of the others .