penniless

  • 11penniless — pen|ni|less [ˈpenıləs] adj someone who is penniless has no money →↑broke ▪ Uncle Charlie was jobless and penniless …

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  • 12penniless — pen|ni|less [ penıləs ] adjective someone who is penniless has no money: Her parents arrived in the country as penniless immigrants …

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  • 13penniless — UK [ˈpenɪləs] / US adjective someone who is penniless has no money Her parents arrived in the country as penniless immigrants …

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  • 14penniless — adjective Not having a penny; utterly impoverished; extremely poor. A dollar and a quarter seems a small sum, but if you are absolutely penniless it might as well be a thousand …

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  • 15penniless — adjective having no money: The old lady died penniless …

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  • 16penniless — adjective Van Gogh died penniless Syn: destitute, poverty stricken, impoverished, poor, indigent, impecunious, in penury, moneyless, necessitous, needy, bankrupt, insolvent, without a cent (to one s name), without a sou; informal (flat) broke,… …

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  • 17penniless — [ˈpenɪləs] adj someone who is penniless has no money …

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  • 18penniless — adjective Date: 14th century destitute of money …

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  • 19penniless — pennilessly, adv. pennilessness, n. /pen i lis/, adj. without any money whatsoever; totally impoverished; destitute. [1275 1325; ME peniles. See PENNY, LESS] Syn. indigent. See poor. Ant. rich. * * * …

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  • 20penniless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. indigent, needy, bankrupt, impecunious, poor, broke (sl.). See poverty. Ant., rich, wealthy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. poverty stricken, lacking means, indigent, broke*; see poor 1 . III (Roget s… …

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