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needy

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need⋅y

  [nee-dee] adjective, need⋅i⋅er, need⋅i⋅est, noun
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–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 prec. by the): Help the needy.
Origin:
1125–75; ME nedi; see need, -y 1

Related forms:
need⋅i⋅ly, adverb
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need·y   (nē'dē)   
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.

need'i·ly adv., need'i·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

needy 
c.1175, neodi "poor, indigent," from need (n.) (q.v.) + adj. suffix -y.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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