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 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
