necessitous

An archaic adjective meaning needy or impoverished; very poor.

• 🇷🇺Устаревшее прилагательное, означающее нуждающийся или обедневший; очень бедный.

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.

   🇷🇺Нуждающийся

   Синонимы: destituteimpecuniousimpoverishedindigentinsolventneedypennilesspoorpoverty-stricken

   Антонимы: affluentprosperousrichwealthy

• more necessitous comparative form
• most necessitous superlative form