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need·y
 needy
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- pronunciation:
- ni
di
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| inflections: |
needier, neediest |
| definition: |
in need, usu. of physical necessities, but sometimes of affection or other forms of emotional sustenance.
The winter coats will be distributed to needy families.She's been understandably needy since her husband left.- synonyms:
- deprived, destitute, distressed, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, penniless, penurious, poor, starving
- antonyms:
- wealthy
- similar words:
- hungry, impecunious, lacking, poverty-stricken, thirsty, wanting
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| related words: |
destitute, forlorn, mendicant, poor |
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| derivation: |
neediness (n.) |
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