Meanings
adverbneedfully (comparative more needfully, superlative most needfully)
comparative more needfully · superlative most needfully
- In a needful or necessary manner; necessarily.
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin an essential manner
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Origin
- Middle Englishnedefully
- Middle Englishnedefully
- Englishneedfully
Inherited from Middle English nedefully. By surface analysis, needful + -ly (adverbial suffix).
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needfully. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needfully
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“needfully.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needfully. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “needfully,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needfully.
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