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Webster 1913 Edition

Needful

Need′ful

(nēd′fụl)

,

Adj.

1.

Full of need; in need or want; needy; distressing.

[Archaic]

Chaucer.

The

needful

time of trouble.

Bk. of Com. Prayer.

2.

Necessary for supply or relief; requisite.

All things

needful

for defense abound.

Dryden.

–

Need′ful-ly

,

adv.

–

Need′ful-ness

,

Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Needful

NEEDFUL

,

Adj.

Necessary, as supply or relief; requisite.

All things needful for defense abound.