penceless

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/ˈpɛns.ləs/

adjective

penniless; entirely lacking money

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Meanings

adjectivepenceless (not comparable)
  1. not comparablepenniless; entirely lacking money

    When calls are made on cashless penceless men, The case is wonderfully altered then!

    1858, William Bownas, Arundines Bostonienses, page 85
    1 more example

    Then, one day, said penceless writer is invited to a house party in Scotland by someone he's met at one of this lady's salons.

    2010, G. M. Malliet, Death of a Cozy Writer, page 204

Origin

From pence + -less.

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APA

penceless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penceless

MLA

“penceless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penceless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “penceless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penceless.

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