Impecunious – having little or no money

To remember the definition of the word impecunious, use the following mnemonic:

Him, he's peculiar and a genius (impecunious) but never has any money.

Examples of impecunious in a sentence

In my impecunious youth, I had no belongings of my own.

While the king claimed to be a man of the people, he had no problem wasting money while his impecunious subjects starved.

Can you believe that rich woman married the impecunious shop assistant?