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impecunious
What does impecunious mean?
impecunious (adjective): not having enough money to pay for necessities.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Where does impecunious come from?
From im- + pecunious, from Latin pecūniōsus, from pecūnia (“money”) + -ōsus (“full of”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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