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impecunious im-pi-KYOO-nee-uhs adjective broke; penniless; needy 1920The Age of InnocenceAs it was precisely of that love that poor Winsett was starving to death, Archer looked with a sort of vicarious envy at this eager impecunious young man who had fared so richly in his poverty.1938Ruined CityIt came through Sir David Hogan, who induced an impecunious shipowner associate to speculate on the future to the extent of ordering a replacement to his fleet.1990The Bourne UltimatumIt was a heady experience for a man who had lived an impecunious existence for the past thirty years.Labels: Edith Wharton, Nevil Shute, Robert Ludlum
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