Necessitous
ahd-5
adjective.
Needy; indigent.
adjective.
Compelling; urgent.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pressed by poverty; unable to procure what is necessary for one's Station; needy.
To persons.
To circumstances.
Synonyms
Needy, Necessitous
(see
needy
), penniless, destitute, pinched, poor.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Very needy or indigent; pressed with poverty.
adjective.
Narrow; destitute; pinching; pinched.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Needy
,
indigent
,
destitute
,
poor
.
adjective.
In need
,
lacking
.
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adjective.
poor enough to need help from others
Word Usage
"He said that necessitous men and women cannot be free."
Equivalent
poor
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
biddable
blackleg
bursary
disregardful
eleemosynary
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
destitute
impoverished
narrow
pinched
pinching