NEEDY

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


Etymology

Adjective

needy (comparative needier, superlative neediest)

In need; poor.

Desiring constant affirmation; lacking self-confidence.

(archaic) Needful; necessary.

Synonyms

• (in need): See also impoverished

Antonyms

• (desiring constant affirmation): confident, self-sufficient

Anagrams

• 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



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