Neediest

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Needy \Need"y\, a. [Compar. {Needier}; superl. {Neediest}.]
     1. Distressed by want of the means of living; very poor;
        indigent; necessitous.
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              Thou shalt open thy hand wide unto thy brother, to


              thy poor, and to thy needy in thy land. --Deut. xv.
                                                    11.
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              Spare the blushes of needy merit.     --Dr. T.
                                                    Dwight.
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     2. Necessary; requisite. [Obs.]
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              Corn to make your needy bread.        --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  neediest
       See {needy}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  needy
       adj : poor enough to need help from others [syn: {destitute}, {impoverished},
              {indigent}, {necessitous}, {poverty-stricken}]
       [also: {neediest}, {needier}]