necessitous

An archaic adjective meaning needy or impoverished; very poor.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif désuet signifiant nécessiteux ou appauvri ; très pauvre, dans le besoin.

1. In need or poverty C2 formal

   Being in a state of extreme poverty or need, requiring assistance from others.

   • The charity provides food and shelter for the necessitous families in the area.
   • During the economic crisis, many people became necessitous and relied on government aid.
   • The organization focuses on helping the most necessitous members of society.

   🇫🇷Dans le besoin ou la pauvreté

   Synonymes: destituteimpecuniousimpoverishedindigentinsolventneedypennilesspoorpoverty-stricken

   Antonymes: affluentprosperousrichwealthy

• more necessitous comparative form
• most necessitous superlative form