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needsly

needsly adverb: of necessity; for some pressing reason.

Adverb

needsly (comparative more needsly, superlative most needsly)

  1. (obsolete) Of necessity; for some pressing reason.

Forms of needsly

comparativemore needsly
superlativemost needsly

Origin of needsly

From needs + -ly.

Questions about needsly

What does needsly mean?
Needsly means of necessity; for some pressing reason.
What part of speech is needsly?
Needsly is an adverb.

Words near needsly in the dictionary

  1. needs one's head examined
  2. needs to
  3. needs-blind
  4. needs-cost
  5. Needses
  6. needsly
  7. needsome
  8. needst
  9. needta
  10. needways
  11. needwise

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