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- Dictionaryneedful/ˈniːdf(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. necessary; requisite: formal "a further word was needful"
- 2. needy: dated "she gave her money away to needful people"
noun
- 1. what is necessary: "I call upon the authorities to do the needful"
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1. : something needed or requisite. 2. : money. Synonyms. Adjective. all-important. critical. essential. imperative. indispensable. integral. must-have. necessary. necessitous. needed.
adjective. formal uk / ˈniːd.f ə l / us / ˈniːd.f ə l / Add to word list. necessary: We must not put them in more danger than is needful. needing something: They are needful of affection. do the needful. UK old-fashioned or Indian English. to do what is necessary in a situation: Notify your bank and they will do the needful. See more.
adjective. formal us / ˈniːd.f ə l / uk / ˈniːd.f ə l / Add to word list. necessary: We must not put them in more danger than is needful. needing something: They are needful of affection. do the needful. UK old-fashioned or Indian English. to do what is necessary in a situation: Notify your bank and they will do the needful. See more.
4 meanings: 1. necessary; needed; required 2. archaic needy; poverty-stricken 3. → See the needful 4. → See do the needful.... Click for more definitions.
Define needful. needful synonyms, needful pronunciation, needful translation, English dictionary definition of needful. adj. 1. Necessary; required: needful repairs. 2. Being in need of something: "The mother ... is attracted, distracted, needful of the outside world just...
There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word needful, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
6 days ago · Definitions of needful. adjective. necessary for relief or supply. “provided them with all things needful ”. synonyms: needed, required, requisite. necessary. absolutely essential.
Synonyms for NEEDFUL: necessary, essential, required, needed, integral, vital, imperative, critical; Antonyms of NEEDFUL: unnecessary, needless, nonessential, unwanted, unneeded, unessential, unimportant, dispensable.
noun. needful in American English. (ˈnidfəl) adjective. 1. necessary or required. needful supplies. 2. needy. noun. 3. See the needful. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
NEEDFUL meaning: 1 : needed or necessary; 2 : in a state of needing something needy sometimes + of.
