Impecunious

im-pih-KYOO-nee-uhs

Definition

  1. (adjective) Lacking money; having little or no financial resources.

Example

The impecunious artist survived on his passion for painting rather than his earnings.

Fun Fact

“Impecunious” comes from the Latin im- (“not”) and pecunia (“money”), which originally referred to wealth in livestock. In literature, impecunious characters often appear as struggling yet resourceful figures, from Charles Dickens’ debt-ridden protagonists to young dreamers chasing success.

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