• (a.) Full of need; in need or want; needy; distressing. • (a.) Necessary for supply or relief; requisite. • (a.) Necessary for supply or relief; requisite. • (a.) Full of need; in need or want; needy; distressing. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/needful/
Need'ful adjective 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.... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/10