necessitous
[nə'sɛsətəs]
a. 贫乏, 穷, 迫, 需



necessitous
[ adj ]
poor enough to need help from others
<adj.all>




Necessitous \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.