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adj. Being in need; impoverished. See Synonyms at poor.

adj. Wanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degree.

adj. In need, poor.

adj. Desiring constant affirmation, lacking in self confidence

adj. Distressed by want of the means of living; very poor; indigent; necessitous.

adj. Necessary; requisite.

Needful; requisite; necessary.

Necessitous; indigent; very poor.

Synonyms Needy, Necessitous. Needy seems to apply primarily to the person, but also to the condition; necessitous to the condition and rarely to the person. Needy implies a more permanent state than necessitous; a necessitous condition is more painful and urgent than a needy condition.

n. needy people collectively

adj. poor enough to need help from others

adj. demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree

"What gets me is when a real-life scientist friend says something uninformed, or vacuous, or just plain needy and I desperately want to refer them to the DrugMonkey blog."

poor    demanding   

poor    poor people   

needier    neediest   

neediness   

indigent    necessitous    necessary    requisite    poor    impoverished   

Edi    Leidy    Midi    beady    beedie    deedy    greedy    midi    reedy    seedy   

penniless    impoverish    hungry    indigent    forlorn    unhappy    discontented    improvident    wealthy    illiterate