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- Dictionaryneedy/ˈniːdi/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) lacking the necessities of life; very poor: "needy and elderly people"
- 2. (of a person) needing emotional support; insecure.
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The meaning of NEEDY is being in want : poverty-stricken. How to use needy in a sentence.
NEEDY definition: 1. poor and not having enough food, clothes, etc.: 2. wanting too much attention and love: 3…. Learn more.
NEEDY meaning: 1. poor and not having enough food, clothes, etc.: 2. wanting too much attention and love: 3…. Learn more.
Synonyms for NEEDY: impoverished, poor, broke, indigent, destitute, needful, deprived, impecunious; Antonyms of NEEDY: wealthy, rich, affluent, well-to-do, moneyed, fat, monied, opulent.
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.
Needy is mostly used to describe people considered as a group: it is not used to talk about yourself or individual people: poor/ needy children/ families • They were too needy to buy shoes for the kids.
Needy people do not have enough food, medicine, or clothing, or adequate houses. ...a multinational force aimed at ensuring that food and medicine get to needy refugees. The needy are people who are needy. There will be efforts to get larger amounts of food to the needy.
adj. need·i·er, need·i·est. 1. Being in need; impoverished; a charity that helped needy immigrants. 2. Wanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degree. need′i·ly adv. need′i·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Needy definition: in a condition of need or want; extremely poor and not having the basic necessities. See examples of NEEDY used in a sentence.
What does the word needy mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word needy, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word needy? About 3 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
