impecuniousness
- a word derived from impecunious.
Example Sentences
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This was a period defined by impecuniousness; in his 20s he shared a tatty Lower East Side apartment with rodents.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 9, 2015
There was reason for believing that David's stolid silence regarding his own concerns concealed a general impecuniousness quite as pronounced as that of the artist friends whose cause he pleaded.
From War-time Silhouettes by Hudson, Stephen
Before and after the New Orleans time not the least of Hearn's misfortunes was his intolerable and brutalizing improvidence and impecuniousness.
From Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman by Gould, George M. (George Milbrey)
They offended the fastidious aristocrats with whom he associated, and combined with his impecuniousness to make him seem unsuitable for a great place.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 by Warner, Charles Dudley
An impecuniousness so unexpressed, so delicate, so patrician could never have weighed with Philippa against Reggy's charm.
From The Return of the Prodigal by Sinclair, May
