1. Poor enough to need help from others
   "The needy family struggled to afford basic food and shelter";
   - destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, poverty-stricken, dirt-poor [informal]
    
2. Demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree
   "The needy child constantly sought his parents' approval"

1. Needy people collectively
   "they try to help the needy"

Derived forms: neediest, needier

See also: demanding, exacting, poor

Type of: poor, poor people

Encyclopedia: Needy, Oregon