necessitous

[ nuh-ses-i-tuhs ]

/ nəˈsɛs ɪ təs /

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adjective

destitute or impoverished; needy; indigent: to aid a necessitous young mother.

being essential or unavoidable: a necessitous discharge of responsibilities.

requiring immediate attention or action; urgent: the necessitous demands of the oil shortage.

Origin of necessitous

First recorded in 1605–15; necessit(y) + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM necessitous

ne·ces·si·tous·ly, adverbne·ces·si·tous·ness, nounnon·ne·ces·si·tous, adjectivenon·ne·ces·si·tous·ly, adverb

non·ne·ces·si·tous·ness, nounun·ne·ces·si·tous, adjectiveun·ne·ces·si·tous·ly, adverbun·ne·ces·si·tous·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH necessitous

necessary, necessitous

Words nearby necessitous

necessary condition, necessary stool, necessitarian, necessitarianism, necessitate, necessitous, necessitude, necessity, Necessity is the mother of invention, Nechako, Neches

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Example sentences from the Web for necessitous

Even in his poetry it was the necessitous limitations of rhyme-words that dragged him into his boldest thoughts.
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes
The largest bounty to the necessitous on our estates, is rather justice than charity.
Coelebs In Search of a Wife|Hannah More
His income was spent on the poor, on struggling men of genius, and on necessitous friends.
Flowers of Freethought|George W. Foote
Moreover, necessitous though I am, it goes against my pride to owe every thing to my wife.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 398, December 1848|Various

But so susceptible is his heart for many who are necessitous, that he will often give to others all that he has received.
Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel|John Yeardley

British Dictionary definitions for necessitous

necessitous

/ (nɪˈsɛsɪtəs) /

adjective

very needy; destitute; poverty-stricken

Derived forms of necessitous

necessitously, adverb

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单词	necessitous
释义	necessitous [ nuh-ses-i-tuhs ] / nəˈsɛs ɪ təs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR necessitous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective destitute or impoverished; needy; indigent: to aid a necessitous young mother. being essential or unavoidable: a necessitous discharge of responsibilities. requiring immediate attention or action; urgent: the necessitous demands of the oil shortage. Origin of necessitous First recorded in 1605–15; necessit(y) + -ous OTHER WORDS FROM necessitous ne·ces·si·tous·ly, adverbne·ces·si·tous·ness, nounnon·ne·ces·si·tous, adjectivenon·ne·ces·si·tous·ly, adverb non·ne·ces·si·tous·ness, nounun·ne·ces·si·tous, adjectiveun·ne·ces·si·tous·ly, adverbun·ne·ces·si·tous·ness, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH necessitous necessary, necessitous Words nearby necessitous necessary condition, necessary stool, necessitarian, necessitarianism, necessitate, necessitous, necessitude, necessity, Necessity is the mother of invention, Nechako, Neches Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for necessitous Even in his poetry it was the necessitous limitations of rhyme-words that dragged him into his boldest thoughts. We Can't Have Everything\|Rupert Hughes The largest bounty to the necessitous on our estates, is rather justice than charity. Coelebs In Search of a Wife\|Hannah More His income was spent on the poor, on struggling men of genius, and on necessitous friends. Flowers of Freethought\|George W. Foote Moreover, necessitous though I am, it goes against my pride to owe every thing to my wife. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 398, December 1848\|Various But so susceptible is his heart for many who are necessitous, that he will often give to others all that he has received. Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel\|John Yeardley British Dictionary definitions for necessitous necessitous / (nɪˈsɛsɪtəs) / adjective very needy; destitute; poverty-stricken Derived forms of necessitous necessitously, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to necessitous bad off, bankrupt, beggarly, broke, destitute, down-and-out, flat, hard up, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, insolvent, low, meager, needy, penniless, penurious, poverty-stricken, reduced, scanty
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necessitous

adjective

Origin of necessitous

OTHER WORDS FROM necessitous

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH necessitous

Words nearby necessitous

Example sentences from the Web for necessitous

British Dictionary definitions for necessitous

adjective

Derived forms of necessitous

Words related to necessitous