Necessitous \Ne*ces"si*tous\, a. [Cf. F. n['e]cessiteux.]

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]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

necessitous adj : poor enough to need help from others [syn: destitute, impoverished, indigent, needy, poverty-stricken]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Necessitous \Ne*ces"si*tous\, a. [Cf. F. n['e]cessiteux.]

1. Very needy or indigent; pressed with poverty.

Necessitous heirs and penurious parents. --Arbuthnot.

2. Narrow; destitute; pinching; pinched; as, necessitous circumstances. -- Ne*ces"si*tous*ly, adv. -- Ne*ces"si*tous*ness, n.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)