impecunious

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The first is the remarkable development of the anxious, impecunious and socially awkward Tennyson into the most celebrated poet of late 19th-century England.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

As a young, eager-to-please novelist, he had transformed his impecunious father into the whimsical and charming Mr. Micawber of “Copperfield”; after his father’s death came a more selfish and unforgiving version in “Little Dorrit.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2020

In my days as an impecunious young cineaste, there was the Tolmer cinema in Euston, the cheapest picturehouse in London, or anywhere – two shillings a time.

From The Guardian • May 15, 2020

Retirees with free time are jostling for slots, as are impecunious drama students who view ushering as a no-cost way to expand their artistic horizons and make connections with members of Off Broadway theaters.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2018

And the greatest hue and cry came from Rob Hall, who was leading a small, impecunious New Zealand team.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer