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(need-y) 2 syllables

Definition

adjective. lacking basic necessities or support.

Example Sentence

The new baby is very needy.

More Example Sentences

The charity helps needy children in the area.

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Rhymes

  • beady
  • beedie
  • beedy
  • deedee
  • deedy
  • didi
  • eaddy
  • eady
  • edi
  • edye
  • freidy
  • greedy
  • guidi
  • hedy
  • keady
  • keedy
  • leedy
  • leidy
  • midi
  • needy
  • reedy
  • reidy
  • riedy
  • seedy
  • sheedy
  • speedy
  • tweedie
  • tweedy
  • weedy

  • amidi
  • canedy
  • caridi
  • mccreadie
  • mccready
  • mccredie
  • mccreedy
  • scaffidi
  • scafidi
  • urquidi
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