penniless

  • 131poor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. indigent (see poverty); inferior, faulty, unsatisfactory, imperfect, defective; humble; weak, flimsy. See insufficiency, imperfection, disease.Ant., rich, wealthy. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Lacking …

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  • 132impoverished — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. poverty stricken, bankrupt, broke*; see insolvent , poor 1 , ruined 4 . See Synonym Study at poor . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. poor, destitute, poverty stricken, indigent, penniless, impecunious, ruined, needy,… …

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