a. 1. Full of need; in need or want; needy; distressing. [ Archaic ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
The needful time of trouble. Bk. of Com. Prayer. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Necessary for supply or relief; requisite. [ 1913 Webster ]
All things needful for defense abound. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
-- Need"ful*ly, adv. -- Need"ful*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]