needways

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adverb

By or because of necessity; needwise.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adverbneedways (comparative more needways, superlative most needways)

comparative more needways · superlative most needways

  1. Now chiefly UK dialectalBy or because of necessity; needwise.

Origin

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APA

needways. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needways

MLA

“needways.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needways. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “needways,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needways.

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