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needways

needways adverb: by or because of necessity; needwise.

Adverb

needways (comparative more needways, superlative most needways)

  1. (Now chiefly UK dialectal) By or because of necessity; needwise.

Forms of needways

comparativemore needways
superlativemost needways

Origin of needways

From need + -ways. Compare needwise.

Questions about needways

What does needways mean?
Needways means by or because of necessity; needwise.
What part of speech is needways?
Needways is an adverb.

Words near needways in the dictionary

  1. Needses
  2. needsly
  3. needsome
  4. needst
  5. needta
  6. needways
  7. needwise
  8. needworthy
  9. needy
  10. needy mizzler
  11. needy mizzlers

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