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penniless Adjective very poor
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penniless adjective poor, broke (informal) bankrupt, impoverished, short, ruined, strapped (slang) needy, cleaned out (slang) destitute, poverty-stricken, down and out, skint Brit. (slang) indigent, down at heel, impecunious, dirt-poor (informal) on the breadline, flat broke (informal) penurious, on your uppers, stony-broke Brit. (slang) necessitous, in queer street, moneyless, without two pennies to rub together (informal) without a penny to your name << OPPOSITE rich How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Then Henry Carey married a patient, a beautiful girl but penniless, an orphan with no near relations, but of good family; and there was an array of fine friends at the wedding. Colonel MacAndrew had not exaggerated when he said she would be penniless, and it was necessary for her to earn her own living as quickly as she could. Thus, from town to town, from village to village, Goldsmith wandered, until at the end of a year he found himself back among his countrymen, penniless and alone in London streets. |
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