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needy
(adjective) demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree
destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken
(adjective) poor enough to need help from others
needy
(noun) needy people collectively; “they try to help the needy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
needy (comparative needier, superlative neediest)
In need; poor.
Desiring constant affirmation; lacking self-confidence.
(archaic) Needful; necessary.
• (in need): See also impoverished
• (desiring constant affirmation): confident, self-sufficient
• Edney
Source: Wiktionary
Need"y, a. [Compar. Needer; superl. Neediest.]
1. Distressed by want of the means of living; very por; indigent; necessitous. Thou shalt open thy hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy in thy land. Deut. xv. 11. Spare the bluches of needly merit. Dr. T. Dwight.
2. Necessary; requiste. [Obs.] Corn to make your needy bread. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States