Definition of needy Needy
/niˈdi/ - [needee] - need•y
We found 12 definitions of needy from 6 different sources.
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What does needy mean?
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NounPlural: needies |
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| needy - needy people collectively; "they try to help the needy" | ||
Adjectiveneedy, needier, neediest |
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| needy - demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree | ||
| demanding requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding" | ||
| needy - poor enough to need help from others | ||
| destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, poverty-stricken | ||
| poor unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- needy (Adjective)
In need, poor. - needy (Adjective)
Desiring constant affirmation, lacking in self confidence.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- needy (superl.)
Distressed by want of the means of living; very por; indigent; necessitous. - needy (superl.)
Necessary; requiste.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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needy
Not having what is necessary for subsistence. -
needy
Desiring constant affirmation. -
needy
Scarce, little, or insufficient about food and other supplies.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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needy
He that's needy when he is married Shall be rich when he is buried.
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