Needily

Needily
Needily Need"i*ly (n[=e]d"[i^]*l[y^]), adv. [From {Needy}.] In a needy condition or manner; necessarily. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

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  • needily — See needy. * * * …   Universalium

  • needily — adverb In a needy manner …   Wiktionary

  • needily — nɪːdɪlɪ 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

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