needy
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2.7
- adjective
- /ˈniːdi/
:
dependiente
- Maybe try being a little less needy, you know?
- a needy child
- very needy
Trump's kind of sounding like a needy girlfriend right there.
- Trump's kind of sounding like a needy girlfriend right there.
- They'll say, oh, you're just my needy little cutie pie.
- Like women don't want needy men who are like chasing them.
- I'm just, like, needy for attention.
- And I'm in that sense, I'm a little needy.
- But then there was a some switch turned on where he went into needy, predictable, boring mode.
- And so a lot of men now fall into this very feminine, needy space because they're just afraid.
- Like or like, I can't stand like, I can't stand needy dudes.
- Like nothing breaks love more than being needy.
- She's also a very intensely needy cat.
- Hello puppy, you are so needy.
- Like I'm, I'm probably needier than my wife is in terms of like emotional stuff.
- When we come off with needy energy, we express for you to choose me.
- But the phone makes it easy to be shady, anonymous and mean and needy.
Examples
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It's true that some people are needy; they need the validation that other people provide.
Blog text (4) -
Men who behave too needy lose their wives respect.
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If my latest football hero was feeling needy that weekend, I was supposed to help him out.
Fiction book (2000) -
Though each knows about the needy child in the other, they both are afraid to admit its existence.
Academic text (1997) -
Why is Melissa being so needy today?
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She's really needy and I'm her backbone.
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The praise came, delighting me; those sweet dancers and teachers must have sensed how needy I was.
Academic text (1997) -
Why does he always seem so needy in his relationships, constantly seeking validation?
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Her needy behavior made it difficult for her friends to enjoy time together without constant reassurance.
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Many people find it challenging to deal with needy individuals who require excessive attention.
Synonyms
182
2.8
Relying on someone else for help or support
27
4.8
Needing a lot of attention and not liking to be left alone
1
4.7
Needing help from other people or things too much
Antonyms
How Needy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Needy comes from the simple word need, which means 'require'. Think of the -y as 'having many needs', so it describes someone who often wants constant attention or reassurance.