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Needes
adv, noun, verb
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Obsolete spelling of needs. alt-of, obsolete
"As touching corporal puniſhments and penance, as faſting, diſciplin, hare cloth and other chaſtiſements, it behoueth thee herein to vſe good diſcretiõ, taking ſuch as help to repreſſe the aſſaults and temptations of the fleſh, and leuing others that may be hurtful, not yeelding herein to the heats, which ſome nouices are vvont to haue in their beginning, who thorough indiſcrete mortifying, and dompting of their fleſhe, fal into ſome ſuche infirmitie, as aftervvardes they muſt needes pamper and cheriſhe it to much."
Noun
- 1 plural of neede form-of, obsolete, plural
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of neede form-of, indicative, obsolete, present, singular, third-person
Etymology
Etymology 1
See needs.
Etymology 2
From neede + -s.
Etymology 3
From neede + -s.
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