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needful
[ need-fuhl ]
/ ˈnid fəl /
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adjective
necessary or required: needful supplies.
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Idioms about needful
the needful, Slang. money, especially immediately available cash: They haven't the needful for a car right now.
OTHER WORDS FROM needful
need·ful·ly, adverbneed·ful·ness, nounun·need·ful, adjectiveun·need·ful·ly, adverbWords nearby needful
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British Dictionary definitions for needful
needful
/ (ˈniːdfʊl) /
adjective
necessary; needed; required
archaic needy; poverty-stricken
noun
the needful informal money or fundsdo you have the needful?
do the needful to perform a necessary task
Derived forms of needful
needfully, adverbneedfulness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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