needy
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di adjective
1.
in a condition of need or want; poverty-stricken; impoverished; extremely poor; destitute.
noun
2.
(used with a plural verb) needy persons collectively (usually preceded by the ): Help the needy.
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| —adj , needier, neediest | |
| a. in need of practical or emotional support; distressed | |
| b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the needy | |
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Example sentences
His feasting was not with the rich, but with the needy and the poor.
Spouses tend to want whole persons as mates, and not either caretakers or needy, hoping codependents.
Top of the to-do list is reform of subsidies, so that government handouts are confined to the needy.
Boomers are a needy and a motivated bunch--with lots of experience in shopping for spiritual comfort.
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