needy

adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Being in need; impoverished. See synonyms at poor.
2. Wanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degree.

needily need'i·ly adv.
neediness need'i·ness n.

adjective

Having little or no money or wealth: beggarly, destitute, down-and-out, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, penniless, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken. Informal broke, strapped. Idioms: hard up, on one's uppers. See rich/poor.

adj

Definition: deprived, impoverished
Antonyms: affluent, rich, wealthy

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: poor enough to need help from others
  Synonyms: destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, poverty-stricken

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nødlidende, fattig

Nederlands (Dutch)
misdeelden, behoeftig, hulpbehoevend

Français (French)
adj. - nécessiteux, dans le dénuement, sans ressources
n. pl. - les indigents

Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - die Notleidenden
adj. - bedürftig, arm

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - (οι) άποροι
adj. - άπορος, αναγκεμένος

Italiano (Italian)
bisognosi, bisognoso

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - necessitados (m pl)
adj. - indigente

Русский (Russian)
беднота, бедный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - necesitados, pobre, indigente, necesitado, menesteroso
n. pl. - necesitados, menesterosos, pobres

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - nödlidande, fattiga
adj. - (hjälp)behövande, fattig, nödlidande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
贫穷的, 生活艰苦的, 贫困的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 貧窮的, 生活艱苦的, 貧困的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 매우 가난한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 貧乏な, 困窮している

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الجمع) المحتاجون, الفقراء (صفه) محتاج, معوز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נצרך, מעוט-יכולת, עני‬

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