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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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