pecunious

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pecunious

/pɪˈkjuːniəs/

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Ultimately from Latin pecūnia (“money”).

adjective more pecunious · most pecunious

With money, wealthy; financially independent. Initially these outlets catered for the more pecunious element in the population and sold imported and processed goods, ...
figuratively rich (of quality, etc.)

Opposite: impecunious

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Opposite: impecunious

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@misc{pecunious_2026,
  title = {pecunious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pecunious},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}