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   needy

   /ˈniːdi/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) lacking the necessities of life; very poor: "needy and elderly people"
   • ▪ (of circumstances) characterized by poverty: "those from needy backgrounds"
   • 2. (of a person) needing emotional support; insecure.

   Derivatives

   • 1. neediness noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   What is a needy person?

   • Needy is another way of saying someone is in a state of poverty. The term is especially used in the context of charity organizations whose stated mission is to help the needy through donations, community service, and other ways. Helping the needy is encouraged in many religions, and many places of worship take up collections for needy families.

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   What is needy adjective?

   • Definition of needy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (comparative needier, superlative neediest) (of people) not having enough money, food, clothes, etc. It’s a charity that provides help and comfort for needy children. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   Where did the word needy come from?

   • The first records of needy come from the 1100s. It comes from the Middle English nedi. It is a combination of the word need and the suffix -y, which means “having or characterized by” and is used to form adjectives from nouns. (Someone who’s hungry has hunger. Someone who’s needy has needs.) Needy has been used as a noun for almost as long.

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   What is purely acquisitive and purely needy?

   • This is the communal aspect of the holiday to give charity, food and meat to the poor and needy. Somewhere in the range between purely acquisitive and purely needy are those who have enough money to help others and the willingness to do so. I am needy, someone should force them to give me the money instead!

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   People who are needy don't have enough of life's necessities, like money, food, water, education, or shelter. Many charities collect money that helps needy people. Truly needy people go without food or warmth, for example, and often need help from others.

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