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.
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