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need·ful  (ndfl)
adj.
Necessary; required. See Synonyms at indispensable.
needful·ly adv.
needful·ness n.
needful [ˈniːdfʊl]
adj
1. necessary; needed; required
2. Archaic needy; poverty-stricken
n
1. Informal money or funds do you have the needful?
do the needful to perform a necessary task
needfully  adv
needfulness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.needful - necessary for relief or supply; "provided them with all things needful"
needed, required, requisite
necessary - absolutely essential
needful
adjective necessary, needed, required, essential, vital, imperative, indispensable, stipulated, requisite I will do whatever is needful to obtain the release of my friends.
Translations
needful [ˈniːdfʊl]
A. ADJ → necesario
B. N the needful → el cumquibus
needful
adj (old) → notwendig, nötig (for, to für, zu)
n (inf: = what is necessary) to do the needful → das Nötige tun
needful [ˈniːdfʊl] adj (old) → necessario/a
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