Meaning

2 senses
  1. (archaic)Necessary; advantageous.

  2. (archaic)Useful.

Origin

From Middle English behovely, equivalent to behoof + -ly.

From Middle English behovely, equivalent to behoof + -ly.

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Forms

more behovely, most behovely
Comparativemore behovely Lesson
Superlativemost behovely Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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