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penniless

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Phonetic Respelling: [ pen-i-lis ]

Definition: Play

adjective. not having enough money to pay for necessities

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The drought left the farmer penniless.

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The drought left the farmer penniless.

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His desertion of his wife and children left them penniless.

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The profligate spender was soon penniless.

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''It seems inconceivable to me that he should die penniless as you would have us to believe.'' What does 'inconceivable' mean?

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In the sentence, Vermeer died penniless, what does penniless mean?

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Ill and penniless he was in sad straits indeed.

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Synonyms: Play

hard up; poor; pinched

Antonyms: Play

rich

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