necessitous

[nuh-ses-i-tuhs]

ne·ces·si·tous

[nuh-ses-i-tuhs]
adjective
1.
destitute or impoverished; needy; indigent: to aid a necessitous young mother.
2.
being essential or unavoidable: a necessitous discharge of responsibilities.
3.
requiring immediate attention or action; urgent: the necessitous demands of the oil shortage.

Origin:
1605–15; necessit(y) + -ous

ne·ces·si·tous·ly, adverb
ne·ces·si·tous·ness, noun
non·ne·ces·si·tous, adjective
non·ne·ces·si·tous·ly, adverb
non·ne·ces·si·tous·ness, noun
EXPAND
un·ne·ces·si·tous, adjective
un·ne·ces·si·tous·ly, adverb
un·ne·ces·si·tous·ness, noun
COLLAPSE

necessary, necessitous (see synonym note at necessary).
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Necessitous is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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necessitous (nɪˈsɛsɪtəs)
 
adj
very needy; destitute; poverty-stricken
 
ne'cessitously
 
adv

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