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    necessitous
    /nɪˈsɛsɪtəs/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person) lacking the necessities of life; needy: "dried milk was supplied to necessitous mothers"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › necessitousNecessitous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : needy, impoverished. 2. : urgent, pressing. 3. : necessary. necessitously adverb. necessitousness noun. Synonyms. all-important. critical. essential. imperative. indispensable. integral. must-have. necessary. needed. needful. required. requisite. vital.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNECESSITOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. destitute or impoverished; needy; indigent. to aid a necessitous young mother.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › necessitousNECESSITOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Necessitous definition: destitute or impoverished; needy; indigent. See examples of NECESSITOUS used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › necessitousNecessitous - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    adjective. poor enough to need help from others. synonyms: destitute, impoverished, indigent, needy, poverty-stricken. poor. having little money or few possessions. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Necessitous." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/necessitous. Accessed 25 Jun. 2024. Copy citation.

  6. www.oed.com › dictionary › necessitous_adjnecessitous, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word necessitous, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › necessitousNecessitous - definition of necessitous by The Free Dictionary

    adj. 1. needy; indigent. 2. essential or unavoidable. 3. requiring immediate attention or action; urgent: necessitous demands. [1605–15] ne•ces′si•tous•ly, adv. ne•ces′si•tous•ness, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Thesaurus.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNECESSITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    something that you need, especially in order to live: We brought only the bare necessities with us. He regarded music as one of life's necessities. Fewer examples. Eating is a biological necessity! I took the job out of necessity because we had no money left. With a courage born of necessity, she seized the gun and ran at him.