impecuniousness
Example Sentences
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This was a period defined by impecuniousness; in his 20s he shared a tatty Lower East Side apartment with rodents.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 9, 2015
They offended the fastidious aristocrats with whom he associated, and combined with his impecuniousness to make him seem unsuitable for a great place.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 by Warner, Charles Dudley
An impecuniousness so unexpressed, so delicate, so patrician could never have weighed with Philippa against Reggy's charm.
From The Return of the Prodigal by Sinclair, May
Having seen him anxious from time to time, and suspecting his student's impecuniousness, Marechal had of his own accord offered and lent him money, a few hundred francs perhaps, forgotten by both, and never repaid.
From Pierre and Jean by Maupassant, Guy de
There were young men, of varying degrees of attractiveness, station, and impecuniousness, who wanted to marry her.
From Thirty by O'Brien, Howard Vincent
