necessitous
Example Sentences
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Back in 1933, Franklin Roosevelt, in his inaugural address, pointed out that "a necessitous man is not a free man."
From Salon
“If you just can’t get ‘necessitous’ out, and the author’s happy with it, you can go for ‘needy’.”
From The Guardian
Fired workers can collect unemployment, but the court says those who quit don’t get compensation unless they have a “necessitous and compelling” reason for leaving the job.
From Seattle Times
“The first lady’s initiative, ‘Let Girls Learn’ is a fantastic one, and it’s a necessitous one, and this film absolutely speaks to that, ” he says.
From Washington Post
In his Georgetown speech, Sanders went on to quote Roosevelt’s 1944 state of the union address, and the line “necessitous men are not free men”.
From The Guardian
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
