needly
9.9
In a way that cannot be avoided
- adverb
- /ˈniːdli/
- Archaic
:
necesariamente
- She needly followed the old traditions, as they were important to her family's heritage.
Examples
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He needly acknowledged the advice, knowing that it would help him avoid future mistakes.
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The project needly required more resources to succeed in its final stages.
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I suppose that sort of needly slide in as the the love bomb, charisma and then the rest Big old oak tree roots, right?
Synonyms
necessarily
vsneedly
∞
3.7
In a way that cannot be avoided
is an older literary way to state inevitability rather than modern usage
unavoidably
vsneedly
5
4.1
In a way that cannot be stopped
uses older literary tone to mean the same inevitability
1
6.8
Because the law or rules require it
expresses inevitability broadly rather than a legal or formal duty
needfully
vsneedly
1
7.2
In a way that is needed
is the archaic form focusing on inevitability rather than plain requirement
1
8.4
In a way a living thing must do to live
means inevitability but not limited to biological necessity
How Inevitable
Surface Forms
needly positive
Morphology
Etymology
Needly as an adverb comes from need plus the ending -ly, meaning 'in a necessary way'. So to do something needly is to do it because there is no other choice, or inevitably.