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penniless

English

Alternative forms

  • pennyless

Etymology

From Middle English penyles, penylees; equivalent to penny +? -less. Compare Old Norse penningalauss (“penniless”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?p?.n?.l?s/

Adjective

penniless (not comparable)

  1. Lacking even the smallest amount of money.
    Synonym: farthingless
    • 1889, Horatio Alger, Driven From Home, ch. 10:
      A dollar and a quarter seems a small sum, but if you are absolutely penniless it might as well be a thousand.

Translations

See also

  • Thesaurus:impoverished

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boracic

English

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin borax (genitive boracis), itself via Arabic ???????? (bawraq), from Persian ????? (b?ra).

Adjective

boracic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or impregnated with borax.
  2. (dated, inorganic chemistry) Synonym of boric.
Derived terms
  • boracic acid
  • boracic lint
  • boracite
Translations

Etymology 2

Shortened from boracic lint (“skint”).

Alternative forms

  • brassic

Adjective

boracic (comparative more boracic, superlative most boracic)

  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) penniless
Synonyms
  • broke
  • skint (British)
  • See also Thesaurus:impoverished
Translations

References

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams

  • braccio

boracic From the web:

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  • boric acid
  • what is boric powder used for
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  • what is boracic lint
  • boric acid powder
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