Impecunious

First attested in 1596. From - + pecunious, from Latin pecÅ«niÅsus, from pecÅ«nia ("money") + -Åsus ("full of").

Full definition of impecunious

1875 March 25, , Trial by Jury:When I, good friends, was called to the bar,I'd an appetite fresh and hearty,But I was, as many young barristers are,An impecunious party.
February 1896, Ground-swells, by Jeannette H. Walworth, published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine; page 183:"Then what became of her?""Her? Which 'her'? The park is full of 'hers.'""The lady with the green feathers in her hat. A big Gainsborough hat. I am quite sure it was Miss Hartuff.""Not improbably. I presume she does sometimes take the air. And possibly she may be the happy owner of a Gainsborough hat with green feathers.""Don't be frivolous, please. She was in that victoria.""Then perhaps she was too impecunious to drive both ways."
1919, P. G. Wodehouse, "Leave it to Jeeves" in :It would be a simple matter, sir, to find some impecunious author who would be glad to do the actual composition of the volume for a small fee.