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1. a. Full of need; in need or want; needy; distressing. Source: opted
2. a. Necessary for supply or relief; requisite. Source: opted
3. adj. necessary for relief or supply Source: wordnet
4. 1. Full of need; in need or want; needy; distressing. [Archaic] Chaucer. The needful time of trouble. Bk. of Com. Prayer. 2. Necessary for supply or relief; requisite. All things needful for defense abound. Dryden. -- Need"ful*ly, adv. -- Need"ful*ness, n. Source: webster
5. j:100 s necessary for relief or supply Source: ecdict

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need necessary relief supply distressing Ful full needy requisite want abound archaic chaucer defense dryden ness prayer things time trouble

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