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necessitous

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ne·ces·si·tous  (n-ss-ts)
adj.
1. Needy; indigent.
2. Compelling; urgent.
[French nécessiteux, from Old French, necessary, from necessite, necessity; see necessity.]
ne·cessi·tous·ly adv.
necessitous [nɪˈsɛsɪtəs]
adj
very needy; destitute; poverty-stricken
necessitously  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.necessitous - poor enough to need help from others
destitute, impoverished, indigent, needy, poverty-stricken
poor - having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
Translations
necessitous [nɪˈsesɪtəs] ADJ (frm) → necesitado, indigente
necessitous
adj (old, form) → dürftig, armselig


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How is it possible that a government half supplied and always necessitous, can fulfill the purposes of its institution, can provide for the security, advance the prosperity, or support the reputation of the commonwealth?
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
As for D'Artagnan, thus left alone, after having received the formal compliments of the procureur, he was lost in admiration of the wisdom of the testator, who had so judiciously bestowed his wealth upon the most necessitous and the most worthy, with a delicacy that neither nobleman nor courtier could have displayed more kindly.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
They were, in fact, a necessitous family; numerous, too, almost beyond example; by no means respected in their own neighbourhood, as he had lately had particular opportunities of discovering; aiming at a style of life which their fortune could not warrant; seeking to better themselves by wealthy connections; a forward, bragging, scheming race.
Northanger Abbey by Austen, Jane View in context
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