Definition of NEEDLY

needly

Meanings

Adv

  • Zealously; carefully; earnestly.
  • Necessarily; of necessity.
  • Urgently.

Adj

  • Like a needle or needles.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

acicular

Scrabble Score: 10

needly is not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
needly is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
needly is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

needly is not valid in Words With Friends