Needful \Need"ful\ (n[=e]d"f[.u]l), a.
1. Full of need; in need or want; needy; distressing.
[Archaic] --Chaucer.
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The needful time of trouble. --Bk. of Com.
Prayer.
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2. Necessary for supply or relief; requisite.
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All things needful for defense abound. --Dryden.
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n.
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