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needy

/'n/i/d/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Distressed by want of the means of living; very poor; indigent; necessitous.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. needy people collectively

    noun.group

    Examples
    They try to help the needy.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

adjective satellite

  1. poor enough to need help from others

    adj.all

    Synonyms destitute impoverished indigent necessitous poverty-stricken

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree

    adj.all

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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