needwise

English

Etymology

From need +‎ -wise.

Adverb

needwise (not comparable)

1. By or because of necessity; according to need; by need.
   • 2009, Kay Redfield Jamison, Nothing was the same: a memoir:

     Needwise, I avoided love. I kept my mind on a short lead and my heart yet closer in; had I cared enough to look I doubt I would have recognized either of them.

Related terms

• needways