Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or consisting of obols or small coins; also, reduced to the possession of only the smallest coins; hence, impecunious; poor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Possessing only small coins; impoverished.
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- adjective nonce word Possessing only small
coins ;impoverished .
Etymologies
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obolus + -ary
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whichbe commented on the word obolary
Extremely poor. (from Phrontistery)
May 24, 2008