needfully

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needfully

  • /ˈniːdfəli/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English nedefully. By surface analysis, needful + -ly (adverbial suffix).

adverb more needfully · most needfully

  1. In a needful or necessary manner; necessarily.

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"needfully." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/needfully. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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needfully. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/needfully

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"needfully." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/needfully.

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@misc{needfully_2026,
  title = {needfully},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/needfully},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}