- in a condition of need or want; extremely poor and not having the basic necessities: If your car is serviceable, it will be repaired and donated to a needy family.
- having or exhibiting an excessive emotional need, as for attention, intimacy, or reassurance: As he became more competent and less needy, his interpersonal relationships improved.
- having many needs to be met: Cats aren’t as needy as dogs.
- extremely poor people collectively.
- in need of practical or emotional support; distressed
- (as collective noun; preceded by the)
