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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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Dictionary Entry

impecunious

Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/ˌɪm.pəˈkjuː.ni.əs/

Lacking money

Year 9 Word List

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Origin

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Common Phrases

young impecunious. impecuniousstate impecuniouscondition impecuniousstudents impecuniousstudent impecunious
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Synonyms

pennilesspoorpenuriouspinchedhard upin straitened circumstances

Antonyms

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Related Words

destituteemptyhanded

Poetry examples for “impecunious”

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