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Word: Impecunious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century: from in-‘not’ + obsolete pecunious ‘having money, wealthy’ (from Latin pecuniosus, from pecunia ‘money’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɪmpɪˈkjuːnɪəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
having little or no money
Short Definition:having little or no money
Examples:- a titled but impecunious family
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