The Galilean, sir, was a paladin for the destitute, the downtrodden, the impecunious hoi polloi. |
There was only one Indian restaurant in Greater Boston, and as an impecunious student I couldn't afford to go there more than once a semester. |
The neighbour who gave me the tickets was an impecunious artist and I was sitting in the cheap seats, just out of range, even from ricochets. |
The impecunious and previously reclusive government, anxious to make the most of a possible windfall, is likely to drive a hard bargain. |
Thus, the case for spending money on him rather than an impecunious prospect becomes harder to argue. |
The stock market crash in the 1920s left him impecunious, however, and his attempt to make a mark as a painter came to little. |