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Impecuniosity

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im·pe·cu·ni·ous  (mp-kyn-s)
adj.
Lacking money; penniless. See Synonyms at poor.

[in- + pecunious, rich (from Middle English, from Old French pecunios, from Latin pecnisus, from pecnia, money, wealth; see peku- in Indo-European roots).]

impe·cuni·ous·ly adv.
impe·cuni·ous·ness, impe·cuni·osi·ty (-s-t) n.


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Loose women, treating him as a friend, told him the troubles, difficulties, and successes of their lives; and card-sharpers, respecting his impecuniosity, stood him dinners and lent him five-pound notes.
Aynesworth made his way to the inn, cursing his impecuniosity and Wingrave's brutal indifference.
Hubbard was a florid, red-whiskered little man, whose admiration for art was considerably tempered by the inveterate impecuniosity of most of the artists who dealt with him.
 
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