needier
- comparative of needy.
Example Sentences
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Then again, almost all of these people — the main characters and minor — are needier than they’d like to let on.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025
“People want to help others who are needier than them, even those who don’t have much to give.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024
Gradually she found a Mrs. Lovett who was younger than the usual iteration and needier.
From New York Times • May 10, 2023
But actually Nate is a lot needier sadly than that and is a troubled soul.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2023
But the man before him was even needier than Boots was.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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