Word:
Impecunious
Status:
Adjective
Meaning:
Having little or no money.
Sentences:
1) They were so impecunious that they couldn't afford Christmas gifts for each other.
2) Impecunious people often have the biggest hearts.
Origin:
in- + obsolete English pecunious rich, from Middle English, from Latin pecuniosus, from pecuniawhich means 'money'.
First use:
1596
Synonyms:
beggard, poor, broke, destitude, needy, needful
Antonyms:
affluent, flushed, moneyed, rich, wealthy.
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