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View synonyms for necessitous

necessitous

[ nuh-ses-i-tuhs ]

adjective

  1. destitute or impoverished; needy; indigent:

    to aid a necessitous young mother.

  2. being essential or unavoidable:

    a necessitous discharge of responsibilities.

  3. requiring immediate attention or action; urgent:

    the necessitous demands of the oil shortage.



necessitous

/ nɪˈsɛsɪtəs /

adjective

  1. very needy; destitute; poverty-stricken
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • neˈcessitously, adverb
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Other Words From

  • ne·cessi·tous·ly adverb
  • ne·cessi·tous·ness noun
  • nonne·cessi·tous adjective
  • nonne·cessi·tous·ly adverb
  • nonne·cessi·tous·ness noun
  • unne·cessi·tous adjective
  • unne·cessi·tous·ly adverb
  • unne·cessi·tous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of necessitous1

First recorded in 1605–15; necessit(y) + -ous
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Example Sentences

The reasons for its adoption were, and are, still obviously wise, although not necessitous.

Alleviate the toil of the necessitous, but do not prevent their useful employment of time and means.

This venerable woman was prompt and undelaying in the relief she afforded to the necessitous.

He chose a night when a steady, blowing rain had driven all but limousined and most necessitous traffic from the streets.

Yet the cost of so formidable a journey would be far beyond this necessitous one's means.

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