There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
NEEDFUL
needed, needful, required, requisite
(adjective) necessary for relief or supply; “provided them with all things needful”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
needful (comparative more needful, superlative most needful)
Needed; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensible.
Antonym: needless
(archaic) Needy; in need.
Noun
needful (plural needfuls)
(slang) Ready money; wherewithal.
(India, chiefly archaic in other dialects) Anything necessary or requisite.
Usage notes
Commonly found in phrases such as "kindly do the needful", which occurs commonly in Indian English but is held as archaic in other dialects. Global interactions between English speakers have to some extent led to these phrases being seen as stereotypical of Indian English and parodied by speakers of other dialects.
Anagrams
• Neufeld
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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