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needy vs poverty-stricken

poverty-stricken vs needy

needy is a noun but poverty-stricken is not a noun.

needy and poverty-stricken both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
needy Yes Yes No No
poverty-stricken No Yes No No
As adjectives, needy and poverty-stricken are synonyms defined as:
  • needy and poverty-stricken: poor enough to need help from others
Other synonyms of needy include destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous.
needy (noun) poverty-stricken (noun)
needy people collectively
needy (adjective) poverty-stricken (adjective)
demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree poor enough to need help from others
poor enough to need help from others
Difference between needy and poverty-stricken

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