About The Word Necessitous
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Necessitous
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What's The Definition Of Necessitous?
[adj] poor enough to need help from others
Synonyms | Synonyms for Necessitous: destitute | impoverished | indigent | needy | poor | poverty-stricken Related Terms | Find terms related to Necessitous: See Also | Necessitous In Webster's Dictionary \Ne*ces"si*tous\, a. [Cf. F. n['e]cessiteux.]
1. Very needy or indigent; pressed with poverty.
Necessitous heirs and penurious parents.
--Arbuthnot.
2. Narrow; destitute; pinching; pinched; as, necessitous
circumstances. -- {Ne*ces"si*tous*ly}, adv. --
{Ne*ces"si*tous*ness}, n.
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