needwise

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adverb

By or because of necessity; according to need; by need.

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Meanings

adverbneedwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBy or because of necessity; according to need; by need.

    Needwise, I avoided love. I kept my mind on a short lead and my heart yet closer in; had I cared enough to look I doubt I would have recognized either of them.

    2009, Kay Redfield Jamison, Nothing was the same: a memoir

Origin

From need + -wise.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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