Penniless (Adjective)
Meaning
Not having enough money to pay for necessities.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- After losing her job, Sarah found herself penniless and in desperate need of financial assistance.
- He was forced to sleep on the streets, a penniless and forgotten soul struggling to survive.
- The family was left penniless after a series of medical emergencies drained their savings.
- As a penniless artist, he relied on the kindness of strangers to get by each day.
- The penniless refugee had to rely on charity to get the basic necessities of food and shelter.