pecunious
English
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin pecūnia (“money”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɪˈkjuːniəs/
Adjective
pecunious (comparative more pecunious, superlative most pecunious)
- With money, wealthy; financially independent.
- 1986, Stella Lowder, Inside Third World Cities, →ISBN, page 182:
- Initially these outlets catered for the more pecunious element in the population and sold imported and processed goods, ...
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- (figuratively) rich (of quality, etc.)
Antonyms
- impecunious
Related terms
- pecuniarily
- pecuniarly
- pecuniary
- pecuniosity
Anagrams
- puniceous