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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pen-i-lis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛn ɪ lɪs |
Definition of penniless
Origin :- "destitute," early 14c., penyles, from penny + -less.
- adj without any money
- Then he was but a penniless, monk-bred lad, unknown and unfriended.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- "And you will love her if I leave her penniless," said Gawtrey, abruptly.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Lady Louisa was the only sister of the Marquess, a widow, proud and penniless.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- His bride was not only penniless but deeply involved in debt.
- Extract from : « The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, January 1876 » by Various
- If I had only been penniless and had loved and married a man who had all his fighting to do yet!
- Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
- She was a plain, penniless girl, whom he adored, and who repaid him with happiness.
- Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
- The failure of the Universal Bank left him penniless, and deep in debt.
- Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
- Penniless and in debt, Edison arrived again in New York in 1869.
- Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
- How poorly do we both contrast with the careless, penniless clerk!
- Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- If my grandfather was penniless how did he manage to live all those years?
- Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
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