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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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NEEDY definition: 1. poor and not having enough food, clothes, etc.: 2. wanting too much attention and love: 3…. Learn more.
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.
1. : being in want : poverty-stricken. needy families. … where needy children from the community could come to get free, nutritious meals. Liza N. Burby. 2. : marked by want of affection, attention, or emotional support. emotionally needy. The girl was needy for her mother's affection. neediness noun. Synonyms. beggared. beggarly. broke. destitute.
adjective. poor enough to need help from others. synonyms: destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, poverty-stricken. poor. having little money or few possessions. adjective. demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree. synonyms: clingy. demanding.
NEEDY meaning: 1. poor and not having enough food, clothes, etc.: 2. wanting too much attention and love: 3…. Learn more.
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.
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.
