Dictionary Entry
needy
needy is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Distressed by want of the means of living; very por; indigent; necessitous. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 9 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1superlative
Distressed by want of the means of living; very por; indigent; necessitous.
- 2superlative
Necessary; requiste.
- 3noun
needy people collectively
"they try to help the needy"
- 4adjective
demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree
- 5adjective
poor enough to need help from others
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