adj. Function: adjective
necessary for supply or relief FF1C; provided them with everything needful FF1E;
Synonyms: needed, required, requisite
Related Words: essential, imperative, indispensable, necessary; lacked, wanted; cardinal, fundamental, vital
Contrasted Words: excess, redundant, superfluous; nonessential, unessential; uncalled-for, unnecessary, unneeded
Antonyms: needless