a. [ Compar. Needier superl. Neediest. ] 1. Distressed by want of the means of living; very poor; indigent; necessitous. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thou shalt open thy hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy in thy land. Deut. xv. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]
Spare the blushes of needy merit. Dr. T. Dwight. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Necessary; requisite. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Corn to make your needy bread. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]