'Needy' definitions:

Definition of 'needy'

From: WordNet
adjective
Poor enough to need help from others [syn: destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken]
adjective
Demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree
noun
Needy people collectively; "they try to help the needy"

Definition of 'Needy'

From: GCIDE
  • Needy \Need"y\, a. [Compar. Needier; superl. Neediest.]
  • 1. Distressed by want of the means of living; very poor; indigent; necessitous. [1913 Webster]
  • Thou shalt open thy hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy in thy land. --Deut. xv. 11. [1913 Webster]
  • Spare the blushes of needy merit. --Dr. T. Dwight. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Necessary; requisite. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Corn to make your needy bread. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Neeld

Synonyms of 'needy'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Needy'