very poor or needy

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• needy — /ˈnidi / (say needee) adjective (needier, neediest) in, or characterised by, need or want; very poor: a needy family. {need + y1} …  

• poor — adj 1 Poor, indigent, needy, destitute, penniless, impecunious, poverty stricken, necessitous are comparable when they mean having less money or fewer possessions than are required to support a full life. Poor describes a person, a people, or an… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• needy — ► ADJECTIVE (needier, neediest) 1) lacking the necessities of life; very poor. 2) needing emotional support; insecure. DERIVATIVES neediness noun …   English terms dictionary

• needy — [nēd′ē] adj. needier, neediest 1. in, or characterized by, need, or poverty; not having enough to live on; very poor 2. having or showing a need for affection, emotional support, etc …   English World dictionary

• needy — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ a woman who looked needy ADVERB ▪ truly, very ▪ emotionally …   Collocations dictionary

• poor — poorness, n. /poor/, adj., poorer, poorest, n. adj. 1. having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare. 2. Law. dependent upon charity or public support. 3. (of a country, institution, etc.) meagerly… …   Universalium

• poor farm — noun Etymology: poor (II) : a farm maintained at public expense for the support and employment of needy or dependent persons * * * a farm maintained at public expense for the housing and support of paupers. [1850 55, Amer.] * * * poor farm, U.S.… …   Useful english dictionary

• needy — adjective (needier, neediest) 1》 lacking the necessities of life; very poor. 2》 needing emotional support; insecure. Derivatives neediness noun …   English new terms dictionary

• needy — Indigent, necessitous, very poor. Nichols v. State Social Security Commission of Missouri, 349 Mo. 1148, 164 S.W.2d 278, 280. See indigent …   Black's law dictionary

• needy — Indigent, necessitous, very poor. Nichols v. State Social Security Commission of Missouri, 349 Mo. 1148, 164 S.W.2d 278, 280. See indigent …   Black's law dictionary