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pecunious

/pɪˈkjuːniəs/

pecunious adjective: with money, wealthy; financially independent.

Adjective

pecunious (comparative more pecunious, superlative most pecunious)

  1. With money, wealthy; financially independent.
    • Initially these outlets catered for the more pecunious element in the population and sold imported and processed goods, ...1986, Stella Lowder, Inside Third World Cities, →ISBN, page 182
  2. (figuratively) rich (of quality, etc.)

Antonyms of pecunious

Forms of pecunious

comparativemore pecunious
superlativemost pecunious

Origin of pecunious

Ultimately from Latin pecūnia (“money”).

Questions about pecunious

What does pecunious mean?
Pecunious means with money, wealthy; financially independent.
What part of speech is pecunious?
Pecunious is an adjective.
How do you pronounce pecunious?
Pecunious is pronounced /pɪˈkjuːniəs/.

Words near pecunious in the dictionary

  1. pecuniarily
  2. pecuniary
  3. pecuniary unit
  4. pecuniary units
  5. pecuniosity
  6. pecunious
  7. ped
  8. ped day
  9. ped days
  10. ped xing
  11. ped-

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