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

The Manhattan Institute’s Brian Riedl reports that the overall personal-savings rate soared from 8 percent to 32 percent: People are avoiding air travel and restaurants not because they are impecunious but because they are prudent.

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2021

But it’s easy to imagine Murray approving of Grotelueschen’s original take on a writer who has been blocked so long he’s become almost inured to the impecunious horror of his life.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2019

Prosecutors described Mr. Covlin as an impecunious professional backgammon player who risked losing his children and his lavish lifestyle if the divorce was approved.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2019

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