needly

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Like a needle or needles. informal
    — a needly horn
副词 adv.
  1. Zealously; carefully; earnestly. archaic
  2. Necessarily; of necessity. archaic
    — Or if sower woe delights in fellowship, And needly will be rankt with other griefes
  3. Urgently. archaic

词形变化

needlier comparative more needly comparative needliest superlative most needly superlative needlier comparative more needly comparative needliest superlative most needly superlative needlier comparative more needly comparative needliest superlative most needly superlative

词源

词源 1
From 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”).
词源 2
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.
词源 3
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-trom
Proto-Indo-European *-tlom
Proto-Indo-European *(s)néh₁tlom
Proto-Germanic *nēþlą
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Germanic *-ō
Proto-Germanic *nēþlō
Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu
Old English nǣdl
Middle English nedle
English needle
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English needly
From needle + -y.
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