needy

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

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  • Holy Cross Church is at 329 W. 42nd St. The church's priests and parishioners have for more than a century provided meals and shelter for the needy, and have worked with city officials to help rid the area of drugs and crime. —  NY Post: News
  • Profits will be used to help provide eyeglasses and hearing aids for the needy, as well as other Lions charities and activities.
  • The financial meltdown will in turn make us consider our care for the needy, and how, and indeed whether, we must pay for it.
  • Advocates pitched such ideas as programs to improve community care for the needy, and schools touted the benefits of investing in education-related initiatives.
  • Gardening for the needy is a welcome next step in the community-gardening movement, said Bill Dawson, coordinator of the Franklin Park Conservatory's Growing to Green program. —  zanesvilletimesrecorder.com - Local News
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  1. from Middle English nedy, necessitous (= Dutch noodig = Middle Low German nodich = German nöthig = Swedish Danish nödig, necessary); from need + -y.
 

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