Definition of "impecunious" [im•pe•cu•ni•ous]

• Lacking money; penniless. See Synonyms at poor. (adjective)

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• "He said his father, whom he once described as an impecunious civil servant, urged him to pursue a more secure career."
• "The "impecunious" deserter fared more hardly; and would, usually, be forced by hunger and thirst to emerge from his hiding place, while the steamer was on the outward voyage."
• "When you are young and impecunious and just out of college, these things are important."