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needable

needable adjective: needful; necessary.

Adjective

needable (comparative more needable, superlative most needable)

  1. (nonstandard, obsolete) Needful; necessary.

Forms of needable

comparativemore needable
superlativemost needable

Origin of needable

From need + -able.

Questions about needable

What does needable mean?
Needable means needful; necessary.
What part of speech is needable?
Needable is an adjective.

Words near needable in the dictionary

  1. need-not
  2. need-nots
  3. need-to-know
  4. need-to-knows
  5. needa
  6. needable
  7. needcessities
  8. needcessity
  9. neede
  10. needed
  11. needed more time in the oven

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