Adjective

(en adjective)

needed, required

* Shakespeare

'Tis necessary he should die.

* Tillotson

A certain kind of temper is necessary to the pleasure and quiet of our minds.

Such as must be; not to be avoided; inevitable.

* Shakespeare

Death, a necessary end, / Will come when it will come.

Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary.

Whether man is a necessary or a free agent is a question much discussed.

Adjective

(en adjective)

Significant; worth considering.

Large in amount.

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* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)

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