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penniless
[ pen-i-lis ]
adjective
- without any money whatsoever; totally impoverished; destitute.
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penniless
/ ˈɛɪɪ /
adjective
- very poor; almost totally without money
Derived Forms
- ˈԲԾԱ, noun
- ˈԲԾ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- n·· adverb
- n··Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of penniless1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She says the dates would have left her penniless, even with financial support from her record label.
“Gaiman and Palmer intended to have Pavlovich trapped, vulnerable, and penniless, because that would leave her without a real chance to defend herself or escape,” the complaint states.
Anonymous and penniless, she didn’t have a phone or an address.
She had escaped an abusive marriage to musician Ike Turner at the end of the 1970s, but the divorce left her penniless, living off food stamps and playing ill-conceived cabaret shows to pay her debts.
The actress said that by this February, she was penniless.
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