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b) rich (of quality, etc.)See Also: pecuniarily, pecuniarly, pecuniary, pecuniosity
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Pecunious — Pe*cu ni*ous, a. [L. pecuniosus, fr. pecunia: cf. F. p[ e]cunieux.] Abounding in money; wealthy; rich. [Obs.] Sherwood. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pecunious — index opulent, prosperous, solvent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pecunious — late 14c., from L. pecuniosus “abounding in money,” from pecunia (see PECUNIARY (Cf. pecuniary)). Related: Pecuniously … Etymology dictionary
pecunious — Having a lot of money … Grandiloquent dictionary
pecunious — pecuˈnious adjective (rare) Rich • • • Main Entry: ↑pecuniary … Useful english dictionary
impecunious — adjective Etymology: 1in + obsolete English pecunious rich, from Middle English, from Latin pecuniosus, from pecunia money more at fee Date: 1596 having very little or no money usually habitually ; penniless • impecuniosity noun • impecuniously… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Political corruption in Nigeria — encompasses the use of official power and government resources for sordid and disrepute private gain. Political corruption is not a recent phenomenon that pervades the Nigerian state, since the creation of modern public administration in the… … Wikipedia
impecunious — impecuniously, adv. impecuniousness, impecuniosity /im pi kyooh nee os i tee/, n. /im pi kyooh nee euhs/, adj. having little or no money; penniless; poor. [1590 1600; IM 2 + obs. pecunious wealthy < L pecuniosus, equiv. to pecuni(a) wealth + osus … Universalium
Corruption in Nigeria — Political corruption Corruption Perceptions Index, 2010 … Wikipedia
solvent — sol·vent / säl vənt/ adj: able to pay all legal debts as they become due Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. solvent … Law dictionary
