Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Entirely without money.
- adjective Very poor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Without a penny; moneyless; poor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Destitute of money; impecunious; poor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not having a
penny ; utterlyimpoverished ; extremelypoor .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not having enough money to pay for necessities
Etymologies
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Examples
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It was natural, therefore, that he should have objected to your father's engagement to what he called a penniless governess.
With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman 1867
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That's true in a strictly financial sense, but I think most human beings would feel that the work of a man who spends his life inoculating the penniless is worth more than the work of the man who tends to Paris Hilton's little dog.
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That's true in a strictly financial sense, but I think most human beings would feel that the work of a man who spends his life inoculating the penniless is worth more than the work of the man who tends to Paris Hilton's little dog.
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#20 - I agree that making single mothers homeless and penniless is not the answer.
Youth Crime « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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Like Donna Elisa, every one in penniless Diamante had decorated along the whole street.
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If you’re so smart (cause a tragedy which leaves YOU penniless is SO unlikely to occur – “God can’t touch you, eh?”), why don’t you run for President?
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He was what the world calls penniless, having an income from his father just sufficient to keep him like a gentleman.
The Eustace Diamonds 1873
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He was what the world calls penniless, having an income from his father just sufficient to keep him like a gentleman.
The Eustace Diamonds Trollope, Anthony, 1815-1882 1872
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He was what the world calls penniless, having an income from his father just sufficient to keep him like a gentleman.
The Eustace Diamonds Anthony Trollope 1848
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1492: Jews were given the choice of being baptized as Christians or be banished from Spain. 300,000 left Spain penniless.
Think Progress » BREAKING: Military Will Request $100B For Iraq Next Year, Murtha Reveals 2005
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