needly
Zealously; carefully; earnestlyZealously; carefully; earnestly.
Meaning
3 senses(archaic)Zealously; carefully; earnestly.
(archaic)Necessarily; of necessity.
(archaic)Urgently.
Origin
From Middle English needely, neodliche, from Old English nēodlīċe (“eagerly, earnestly, caFrom 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”).
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.
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Forms
needlier/more needly, needliest/most needly| Comparative | needlier / more needly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | needliest / most needly |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb