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impecunious

impecunious (not comparable)

1. Lacking money.
   • 1875 March 25, William S. Gilbert, Trial by Jury:

     When I, good friends, was called to the bar,

     Id an appetite fresh and hearty,

     But I was, as many young barristers are,

     An impecunious party.

   • February 1896, Ground-swells, by Jeannette H. Walworth, published in Lippincotts Monthly Magazine; page 183:

     ""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.""

     ""Dont be frivolous, please. She was in that victoria.""

     ""Then perhaps she was too impecunious to drive both ways.""

   • 1919, P. G. Wodehouse, ""Leave it to Jeeves"" in My Man Jeeves:

     [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.

Definizione dizionario impecunious

Altri significati:

Lacking money.

lacking money