Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Kathy at Bermudaonion where you can share new words that you’ve encountered or spotlight words you love. Join in by writing a post and then add your link to Mr. Linky at Bermudaonion.
I’m reading THE FORTUNE HUNTER by Daisy Goodwin. At over 450 pages I’m taking my time so this may not be the last you’ll see a WWW post about this book 🙂
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Bay had no great desire for an official appointment, but he knew that a position of some kind would make it much easier for him to pursue his interest in Charlotte Baird. As an impecunious cavalry captain on half-pay he was not much of a catch, …(page 85)
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According to the Oxford dictionary im•pe•cu•ni•ous is an adjective meaning “having little or no money”
Bookfan 
Great choice of word–quite fitting for the title of this book! 🙂
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That’s a word I haven’t heard in a long time!
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Hey, I’m impecunious and I didn’t even know it!
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Impecunious sounds like a good adjective for the young Jay Gatsby. Thanks for sharing!
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Impecunious is new to me too, although I know pecuniary means something to do with money. Good find, Mary.
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I like the word and have come across impecunious before.
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I’d want to read this 🙂
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I have to read this also, great cover and word.
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I don’t think I’ve ever heard this word before, but it is a great match for the book title!
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Ah, yes, that’s a good one! I read The Fortune Hunter earlier this summer . . . Hope you enjoy it!
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That’s a new one for me!
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