- Today's Word
Impecunious
im-pih-KYOO-nee-uhs
Definition
- (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.