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Where does “behooveful” come from?

behooveful (English) comes from Middle English behoveful.

behooveful (English): Needful; useful; fit; profitable; advantageous

Definitions

  1. Needful; useful; fit; profitable; advantageous

Ancestry of “behooveful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbehoveful—
Every word from Middle English behoveful →