Need"ful (?), a. 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.