pecunious

Example Sentences

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No other country has so many newly pecunious consumers clamouring for stuff.

From Economist • Mar. 8, 2012

Not that she's had much experience of limos: her life has not been a pecunious one.

From The Guardian • Oct. 11, 2010

Sheveled and couth and kempt, pecunious, ane; His image trudes upon the ceptive brain.

From Time Magazine Archive

Munich's gala atmosphere has also drawn an older, more pecunious group: the international set, complete with titled leaders.

From Time Magazine Archive

The thought of Lily deprived of her delicate evening dresses, her diurnal bouquets, caramels, and her pecunious caprices, was not pleasant.

From Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 by Various