needy
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: deprived, impoverished
Synonyms:
beggared
dead broke
destitute
dirt poor
disadvantaged
down-and-out
down at heel
down to last cent
flat
impecunious
indigent
necessitous
penniless
penurious
poor
poverty-stricken
underprivileged
unprosperous
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