needly

Betekenis (Engels)

Adv

Zealously; carefully; earnestly.

Adj

Like a needle or needles.

Sinonieme

requisitely

obligatedly

Vertalings

محتاج

ضرورى

necessàriament

notwendigerweise

αναγκαστικά

necessariamente

necessariamente

şart

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈniːd.li/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: needely

Geërf van Old English: nēodlīċe

Verwante met Old Saxon: niudlīko

Verwante met Duits: niedlich

Geërf van Old English: *nīedlīċe

Verwante met Middle Dutch: nodelike

Verwante met Middle Low German: nōtliken

Verwante met Middle High German: nōtliche

In summary

From Middle English needely, neodliche, from Old English nēodlīċe (“eagerly, earnestly, carefully, zealously, diligently, sedulously; greatly”); equivalent to need (“desire”) + -ly. Cognate with Old Saxon niudlīko (“zealously, carefully”), German niedlich (“desirable, appealing, lovely, cute”).