impecunious
/ˌɪm.pəˈkjuː.ni.əs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "When I, good friends, was called to the bar, I'd an appetite fresh and hearty, But I was, as many young barristers are, An impecunious party."
- ""Then what became of her?" "Her? Which 'her'? The park is full of 'hers.'" "The lady with the green feathers in her hat. A big Gainsborough hat. I am quite sure it was Miss Hartuff." "Not improbably. I presume she does sometimes take the air. And possibly she may be the happy owner of a Gainsborough hat with green feathers." "Don't be frivolous, please. She was in that victoria." "Then perhaps she was too impecunious to drive both ways.""
- "[I]t would be a simple matter, sir, to find some impecunious author who would be glad to do the actual composition of the volume for a small fee."
- "The Rhymney (51 route miles), once an impecunious hanger-on of the Taff Vale, had enjoyed its own route through Caerphilly into Cardiff since 1871, [...]."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *peḱ-, pecūniōsus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɪm.pəˈkjuː.ni.əs/
- British English: /ˌɪm.pəˈkjuː.ni.əs/