needly

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈniːd.li/ ==== Adverb ==== needly (comparative needlier or more needly, superlative needliest or most needly) (archaic) Zealously; carefully; earnestly. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English needely, nedelich, from Old English *nīedlīċe (“necessarily”), from nīedlīc (“necessary”); equivalent to need (“necessity, need”) +‎ -ly. Merged with Etymology 1 above. Cognate with Middle Dutch nodelike, Middle Low German nōtliken, Middle High German nōtliche. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈniːd.li/ ==== Adverb ==== needly (comparative needlier or more needly, superlative needliest or most needly) (archaic) Necessarily; of necessity. (archaic) Urgently. === Etymology 3 === From needle +‎ -y. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈniː.dəl.i/, /ˈniːd.li/ ==== Adjective ==== needly (comparative needlier or more needly, superlative needliest or most needly) (informal) Like a needle or needles. ===== Synonyms ===== acicular === Anagrams === Leyden, leyned