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NEEDY
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Irregular inflected forms: needier , neediest
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Needy people collectively
Example:
they try to help the needy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("needy" is a kind of...):
poor; poor people (people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree
Classified under:
Similar:
demanding (requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill)
Derivation:
neediness (the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Poor enough to need help from others
Synonyms:
destitute; impoverished; indigent; necessitous; needy; poverty-stricken
Classified under:
Similar:
poor (having little money or few possessions)
Derivation:
need (a state of extreme poverty or destitution)
neediness (a state of extreme poverty)
