in a condition of need or want; poverty-stricken; impoverished; extremely poor; destitute.

( used with a plural verb ) needy persons collectively (usually prec. by the )

Help the needy.

adjective

affluent , rich , wealthy

adjective

beggared , dead broke , destitute , dirt poor , disadvantaged , down-and-out * , down at heel , down to last cent , flat * , impecunious , indigent , necessitous , penniless , penurious , poor , poverty-stricken , underprivileged , unprosperous , beggarly , down-and-out , impoverished , down and out