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Synonyms for needful

Grammar : Adj
Spell : need-fuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnid fəl

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Définition of needful

Origin :
  • late 12c., niedfulle, "needy," from need (n.) + -ful. Meaning "characterized by need" is from mid-13c.; meaning "indispensable" is from mid-14c.; noun meaning "what is necessary" is from 1709. Colloquial sense of "cash" is recorded from 1774 in phrase the needful "money." Related: Needfully.
  • adj essential
Example sentences :
  • It was needful to implore them since they found the assurance so difficult to believe.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • It is needful, therefore, to understand it as accurately as may be, however we may judge it.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • Money was needful to extricate him from this drudgery and let him follow up his aspirations.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • I have lodged the needful in the bank, to purchase a commission for you, my son.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The seamen in return purvey the needful luxuries for lumber-camps.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
  • Larcher imparted what it was needful that Tompkins should know.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
  • It is your manhood, not your money, that is needful for success.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 » by Various
  • Men will be conscripted to the extent that it is wise and just and needful.
  • Extract from : « War Taxation » by Otto H. Kahn
  • He remained a few moments behind to take some needful things.
  • Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
  • But we both know it is not true; I have merely been a needful accessory.
  • Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley
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