a. [ Cf. F. nécessiteux. ] 1. Very needy or indigent; pressed with poverty. [ 1913 Webster ]
Necessitous heirs and penurious parents. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Narrow; destitute; pinching; pinched; as, necessitous circumstances. [ 1913 Webster ]
-- Ne*ces"si*tous*ly, adv. -- Ne*ces"si*tous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]