Today's Word "impecunious"
Not having money
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impecunious \im-pih-KYOO-nee-uhs\ (adjective) - Not having money; habitually without money; poor.
"Jimmy's perennially impecunious state was supported by his rich, aged grandfather, upon whose largesse he was absolutely dependent."
Impecunious is derived from Latin im-, in-, "not" + pecuniosus, "rich," from pecunia, "property in cattle, hence money," from pecu, "livestock."