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needy

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need·y  (nd)
adj. need·i·er, need·i·est
1. Being in need; impoverished. See Synonyms at poor.
2. Wanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degree.

needi·ly adv.
needi·ness n.

needy
Adjective
[needier, neediest] in need of financial support
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.needy - needy people collectively; "they try to help the needy"
poor, poor people - people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); "the urban poor need assistance"
Adj.1.needy - poor enough to need help from others
poor - having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
2.needy - demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree
demanding - requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding"

needy
adjective poor, deprived, disadvantaged, impoverished, penniless, destitute, poverty-stricken, underprivileged, indigent, down at heel (informal) impecunious, dirt-poor, on the breadline (informal) << OPPOSITE wealthy
Translations
needy [ˈniːdɪ] adjnecesitado
needy [ˈniːdɪ] adjnécessiteux/euse
needy [ˈniːdɪ] need adjbedürftig
npl the needy → die Bedürftigen pl
needy [ˈniːdɪ] adjbisognoso/a


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He was generous, and the needy, laughing at him because he believed so naively their stories of distress, borrowed from him with effrontery.
Could I give them to the needy, who would probably dispose of them for gin?
It would scarcely be believed that a human being could die so simply--and he such a poor, needy wretch, this Gorshkov
 
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