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needful
need·ful N0048000 (nēd′fəl)adj.1. Necessary; required: needful repairs.2. Being in need of something: "The mother ... is attracted, distracted, needful of the outside world just when the child requires her to be focused, steady, home" (Anne Roiphe).n. (used with a pl. verb) Needy people considered as a group: programs that provided jobs for the needful. need′ful·ly adv.need′ful·ness n.needful (ˈniːdfʊl) adj1. necessary; needed; required2. archaic needy; poverty-strickenn3. the needful informal money or funds: do you have the needful?. 4. do the needful to perform a necessary task ˈneedfully adv ˈneedfulness nneed•ful (ˈnid fəl) adj. 1. necessary or required: needful supplies. 2. needy. [1200–50] need′ful•ly, adv. need′ful•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | needful - necessary for relief or supply; "provided them with all things needful"needed, required, requisitenecessary - absolutely essential |
needfuladjective necessary, needed, required, essential, vital, imperative, indispensable, stipulated, requisite I will do whatever is needful to obtain the release of my friends.needfuladjectiveIncapable of being dispensed with:essential, indispensable, necessary, required, requisite.Translationsneedful Related to needful: Please do the needfulSynonyms for needfuladj necessarySynonyms- necessary
- needed
- required
- essential
- vital
- imperative
- indispensable
- stipulated
- requisite
Synonyms for needfuladj incapable of being dispensed withSynonyms- essential
- indispensable
- necessary
- required
- requisite
Synonyms for needfuladj necessary for relief or supplySynonymsRelated Words |