Meanings
adjectivebehooveful (comparative more behooveful, superlative most behooveful)
comparative more behooveful · superlative most behooveful · alternative behoofful · alternative behoveful
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNeedful; useful; fit; profitable; advantageous.
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Origin
- Middle Englishbehoveful
- Englishbehooveful
From Middle English behoveful, equivalent to behoove + -ful.
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German notwendig, nützlich
- notwendigneedful, useful
- nützlichneedful, useful
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behooveful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behooveful
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“behooveful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behooveful. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “behooveful,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behooveful.
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