needyadjective
uk/ˈniː.di/us/ˈniː.di/poor and not having enough food, clothes, etc.:
The proceeds from the sale go to help needy people in the area.
wanting too much attention and love:
Sybil was very insecure and needy.
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Lacking things
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- be hard up (for sth) idiom
- bereft
- catch
- cry out for sth
- demand
- hole
- lack
- lacking
- need
- need sth like you need a hole in the head idiom
- needful
- short
- take
- the cupboard is bare idiom
- the UN
- unsatisfied
- vacuum
- want
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Feelings - general words
needynoun [ plural ]
uk/ˈniː.di/us/ˈniː.di/the needy
poor people:
Let us pray for those who are not so fortunate as ourselves - the sick, the old, and the needy.