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NEEDILY
Etymology
Adverb
needily (comparative more needily, superlative most needily)
In a needy manner.
Anagrams
• -ylidene
Source: Wiktionary
Need"i*ly, adv. Etym: [From Needy.]
Definition: In a needy condition or manner; necessarily. Chaucer.
NEEDY
Need"y, a. [Compar. Needer; superl. Neediest.]
1. Distressed by want of the means of living; very por; indigent; necessitous. Thou shalt open thy hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy in thy land. Deut. xv. 11. Spare the bluches of needly merit. Dr. T. Dwight.
2. Necessary; requiste. [Obs.] Corn to make your needy bread. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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