impecuniousness

noun

Definition of impecuniousnessnext
as in poverty
the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions her claims of impecuniousness rang false when we noticed the luxuries she had bought for herself

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  1. poverty
  2. misery
  3. necessity
Noun
  • Pine Ridge has a long history of violence — a 1973 confrontation at Wounded Knee between activists and federal officials left several people dead — as well as high levels of poverty.
    Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Raised in poverty, Jones would often recall being forced to catch, cook and eat rodents, or go hungry.
    Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of poverty
Noun
  • The Democratic Party should be put out of its misery.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • While a fair number of New Yorkers may be at home alone tonight, watching prestige-TV reruns and trying to enter a fugue state, plenty of us plan to lean into the misery (or joy) of watching the election results in numbers.
    Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of misery
Noun
  • Many have been restored, re-illuminated and deeply threaded into the city’s fabric via nostalgia or necessity.
    Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Despite a lack of funding for even basic educational necessities, and school district leaders who only care about the barest minimum standards, these educators are united by their drive to surpass expectations and encourage their students to do the same.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of necessity
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