beggared, dead, down-and-out, hard up, in reduced circumstances, necessitous, penniless, starveling, the down-and-out, the underprivileged, up against it
Definitionadj. poor enough to need help from others
Last update: June 10, 2015
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He donated a lot of money to the needy people. [adjective]
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But they lived peacefully together, supported themselves in comfort, and had plenty to spare for the needy and afflicted. [adjective]
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I weep for that once so lovely lady--widowed, discrowned, needy, desolate--a beggar in the land where her father was a great king. [adjective]
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"To feed these hungry mouths, grain was brought from Africa and the provinces, and distributed gratuitously among the needy." [adjective]
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We are all brothers, but I live on the salary I gain by collecting taxes from needy laborers to be spent on the luxuries of the rich and idle. [adjective]
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It is nothing but a feeling, a sensation, which the envious gods vouchsafe more often to the needy than to the mighty. [adjective]
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, the Bishop levied them on the wealthy with all the more asperity, since he bestowed them on the needy. [adjective]
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Increasing trade brought enormous wealth to England, and this wealth was shared to this extent, at least, that for the first time some systematic care for the needy was attempted. [adjective]
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Meanwhile he wrote poetry and shared his wealth with needy Catholic relatives. [adjective]
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Christians ought to be taught that he who gives to a poor man or lends to the needy does better than if he bought pardons. [Please select]
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Many times it had been rung by the poor and needy, and justice had been done. [Please select]
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