"needways" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more needways [comparative], most needways [superlative]
Etymology: From need + -ways. Compare needwise. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|need|ways}} need + -ways, {{l|en|needwise}} needwise Head templates: {{en-adv}} needways (comparative more needways, superlative most needways)
  1. (Now chiefly UK dialectal) By or because of necessity; needwise.
    Sense id: en-needways-en-adv-UV-fUWuE Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ways

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