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Meanings of needy in English

Poor enough to need help from others.

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Scarce, little, or insufficient about food and other supplies.

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Examples for "meager"
Examples for "meager"
1
He would offer his allegiance, his help, however meager it might be.
The Postman
2
But Gonzalez's payments dwarf the meager handouts given previous computer crime informants.
Wired
3
The furnishings were meager; it wouldn't take long to search the place.
The long saturday night
4
Want to put your meager ducats and empty tabletops to good use?
Wired
5
Perhaps, he thought, Matthew belittled what he probably saw as meager achievements.
Career of Evil

Needy.

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Usage of needy in English
1
But during the coalition government, services were reduced to the most needy.
The Guardian
2
Every year, he withdraws the pension and donates it to the needy.
Funny in Farsi
3
She had studied intimately the needy and the rich and the middling.
The Lion's Share
4
Some is bagged up and offered to needy families to take home.
The Guardian
5
In reality they are psychologically needy and damaged examples of human life.
The Guardian
6
They are most kind in their ministrations to the sick and needy.
The Long Labrador Trail
7
Because I'm a desperately needy person I need to hear their laughter.
Radio NZ
8
But nothing brought her needy, dripping core the final stimulation it craved.
The devil she knows
9
It was expected that the department for the needy would be self-supporting.
That Printer of Udell's: A Story of the Middle West
10
The needy tell a tale, in their unrelieved wants and unpitied sufferings.
The Crown of Thorns: A Token for the Sorrowing
11
But this seems to imply respect of the person of the needy.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
12
She drank the water thirstily, but stopped after a few needy mouthfuls.
The power of the legendary greek
13
The strong Son, unwearied by toil and sufficient for all the needy.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. Mark
14
All the money goes to a charity that helps the city's needy.
Reuters
15
Have they accused you of being needy and demanding of their time?
Ebony
16
He twisted the bud he'd just left, drawing out a needy gasp.
Belonging to them
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