Word: needy
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: need
y
Definition: In need; poor.
Morphemes:
Affix: need
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
Affix: -y
Language: en
Meaning: adjectival
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective or a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.