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necessitous

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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.
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Origin:
1605–15; necessit(y) + -ous

Related forms:
ne⋅ces⋅si⋅tous⋅ly, adverb
ne⋅ces⋅si⋅tous⋅ness, noun
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ne·ces·si·tous   (nə-sěs'ĭ-təs)   
adj.  

  1. Needy; indigent.

  2. Compelling; urgent.


[French nécessiteux, from Old French, necessary, from necessite, necessity; see necessity.]
ne·ces'si·tous·ly adv.
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