What is necessary for supply or relief; requisite. All things needful for defense abound. Dryden. -- Need"ful*ly, adv. -- Need"ful*ness, n called?
needful — Necessary for supply or relief; requisite. All things needful for defense abound. Dryden. -- Need"ful*ly, adv. -- Need"ful*ness, n. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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