needy

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

needier

Superlative

neediest

1.
In need; poor.
Needy people want to give too, but have few material goods to offer.
2.
Desiring constant affirmation; lacking self-confidence.
It's emotionally exhausting to be around her because she's so needy.
3.
(archaic)Needful; necessary.

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Trái nghĩa

desiring constant affirmation confident, self-sufficient

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English nedy, nedi (necessitous), from Old English nēdiġ, *nīediġ ("of need, obligated, compelled"; found in the derivative nīediġnes (obligation)), from Proto-Germanic *naudigaz (of need, forced, compelled), equivalent to need + -y.