01 a. Distressed by want of the means of living; very poor; indigent; necessitous.
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Distressed by want of the means of living; very poor; indigent; necessitous.“Thou shalt open thy hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy in thy land.” — Deut. xv. 11.“Spare the blushes of needy merit.” — Dr. T. Dwight.
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Necessary; requisite.[Obs.]“Corn to make your needy bread.” — Shak.