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- Dictionaryneedy/ˈniːdi/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) lacking the necessities of life; very poor: "needy and elderly people"
- 2. (of a person) needing emotional support; insecure.
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NEEDY definition: 1. poor and not having enough food, clothes, etc.: 2. wanting too much attention and love: 3…. Learn more.
The meaning of NEEDY is being in want : poverty-stricken. How to use needy in a sentence.
in a condition of need or want; extremely poor and not having the basic necessities: If your car is serviceable, it will be repaired and donated to a needy family. having or exhibiting an excessive emotional need, as for attention, intimacy, or reassurance: As he became more competent and less needy, his interpersonal relationships improved.
NEEDY meaning: 1. poor and not having enough food, clothes, etc.: 2. wanting too much attention and love: 3…. Learn more.
Needy is mostly used to describe people considered as a group: it is not used to talk about yourself or individual people: poor/ needy children/ families • They were too needy to buy shoes for the kids.
People who are needy don't have enough of life's necessities, like money, food, water, education, or shelter. Many charities collect money that helps needy people. Truly needy people go without food or warmth, for example, and often need help from others.
Needy people do not have enough food, medicine, or clothing, or adequate houses. ...a multinational force aimed at ensuring that food and medicine get to needy refugees. The needy are people who are needy.
