needful
adjective
necessary or required.
needfulness
-
a word derived from
needful.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
No Oxbridge irony here: this is a direct expression of needfulness and vulnerability, deeply embarrassing and pretty wonderful because of it.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2013
O Will, thou change of every need, MY needfulness!
From Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
And without they have wrinkles and folding in length: of whom the substance is hard for needfulness of moving, opening, and closing.
From Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus by Robert Steele
And Ichi, leering up at him, said, "And now—we have no needfulness of Mr. Blake——" So far he got.
From Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story by Norman Springer
But the señor, who already has studied through ten years, will understand the needfulness of this short discipline.
From The Aztec Treasure-House by Thomas A. (Thomas Allibone) Janvier
