behovely

Middle English

adj
Definitions
  • Of use for the benefit or gain of somebody or something; beneficial, profitable.
  • Necessary; required.
  • Unable to be avoided; inevitable.
  • Fitting or appropriate to a given context.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English behōflīc.

Origin

Old English

behōflīc

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