"behoveful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /bɪˈhəʊvfəl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more behoveful [comparative], most behoveful [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English behoveful, equivalent to behove + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|behoveful}} Middle English behoveful, {{suffix|en|behove|ful|pos=adjective}} behove + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} behoveful (comparative more behoveful, superlative most behoveful)
  1. (archaic) Needful or proper; beneficial; behoving. Tags: archaic Synonyms: behoofful, behooveful [US] Derived forms: behovefully, behovefulness (english: unattested; appears only in dictionaries)

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