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poverty-stricken vs needy

needy vs poverty-stricken

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

poverty-stricken and needy both are adjectives.

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

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