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