needly

Meaning

Adv

Zealously; carefully; earnestly.

Adj

Like a needle or needles.

Synonyms

requisitely

obligatedly

Translations

محتاج

ضرورى

necessàriament

notwendigerweise

αναγκαστικά

necessariamente

necessariamente

şart

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈniːd.li/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: needely

Inherited from Old English: nēodlīċe

Cognate with Old Saxon: niudlīko

Cognate with German: niedlich

Inherited from Old English: *nīedlīċe

Cognate with Middle Dutch: nodelike

Cognate with Middle Low German: nōtliken

Cognate with 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”).