Etymology

needfully

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Today it means: In a needful or necessary manner; necessarily. Full definition →

Middle English nedefully
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromnedefully
  2. Middle English · inherited fromnedefully
  3. English todayneedfully

Inherited from Middle English nedefully. By surface analysis, needful + -ly (adverbial suffix).

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