- Needily
- Needily Need"i*ly (n[=e]d"[i^]*l[y^]), adv. [From {Needy}.] In a needy condition or manner; necessarily. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
needily — See needy. * * * … Universalium
needily — adverb In a needy manner … Wiktionary
needily — nɪËdɪlɪ adv. in a destitute manner; indigently … English contemporary dictionary
needily — needˈily adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑need … Useful english dictionary
needy — needily, adv. /nee dee/, adj., needier, neediest, n. adj. 1. in a condition of need or want; poverty stricken; impoverished; extremely poor; destitute. n. 2. (used with a pl. v.) needy persons collectively (usually prec. by the): Help the needy.… … Universalium
grabby — adjective tending to grab especially rudely or needily … Wiktionary
needy — (adj.) late 12c., neodi poor, indigent, from NEED (Cf. need) (n.) + adjectival suffix Y (Cf. y) (2). Cf. Du. noodig, Ger. nothig, O.N. nauðigr. As a noun from mid 14c. Related: Needily; neediness … Etymology dictionary