English Dictionary: needful | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for needful | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Needful \Need"ful\, a. 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}, n. |