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Jackson6612 Posted 16 years ago
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They were so impecunious that they couldn't afford to
impecunious
having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
They were so impecunious that they couldn't afford to give one another even token Christmas gifts.
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
What does "habitually" suggest in the above definition? To me "habitually" implies something which you do intentionally, rather than something which you don't do by choice.
What would be a 'token Christmas gift'?
Please help me. Thanks.
having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
They were so impecunious that they couldn't afford to give one another even token Christmas gifts.
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
What does "habitually" suggest in the above definition? To me "habitually" implies something which you do intentionally, rather than something which you don't do by choice.
What would be a 'token Christmas gift'?
Please help me. Thanks.
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Hi, impecunious having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless They were so impecunious that they couldn't afford to give one another even token Christmas gifts . [M-W's Col. ] What does "habitually" suggest in the above definition?
- Hi, impecunious having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless They were so impecunious that they couldn't afford to give one another even token Christmas gifts .
- [M-W's Col.
- ] What does "habitually" suggest in the above definition?
- To me "habitually" implies something which you do intentionally , rather than something which you don't do by choice.
- Yes, to me the word suggests that the impecunious person bears some responsibilty for his situation, eg perhap he spends irresponsibly.
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Hi,
impecunious
having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
They were so impecunious that they couldn't afford to give one another even token Christmas gifts.
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
What does "habitually" suggest in the above definition? To me "habitually" implies something which you do intentionally, rather t
impecunious
having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
They were so impecunious that they couldn't afford to give one another even token Christmas gifts.
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
What does "habitually" suggest in the above definition? To me "habitually" implies something which you do intentionally, rather t
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Jackson6612To me "habitually" implies something which you do intentionally, rather than something which you don't do by choice.I don't agree.
Many consider bad habits involuntary.
I'm not exactly sure where "will" fits into habituation.
My old car habitually stalled going up a steep hill. Should we consider that an example of
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