necessitous

== English == === Etymology === From necessity +‎ -ous, after Middle French nécessiteux. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /nəˈsɛ.sə.təs/ === Adjective === necessitous (comparative more necessitous, superlative most necessitous) (archaic) Needy, indigent, destitute, poor. Lacking; required. Necessary; unavoidable. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:impoverished ==== Derived terms ==== === References ===