needly
English
adv
Definitions
- (archaic) Zealously; carefully; earnestly.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English needely inherited from Old English nēodlīċe (carefully, diligently, sedulously, greatly, eagerly, zealously, earnestly) suffix from English need (desire, necessity, need).
Origin
English
need
Gloss
desire, necessity, need
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
欲
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- need English
- needed English
- needer English
- needest English
- needeth English
- needful English
- needless English
- needling English
- needment English
- needn't English
- neednae English
- needs English
- needsome English
- needways English
- needwise English
- needworthy English
- needy English
- preneed English
- Niedlichkeit German
- nied German
- niedlich German
- nēodlīċe Old English
- need Middle English
- needely Middle English
- nidim Tok Pisin