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Needly vs Deedly - What's the difference?

needly | deedly |

As adjectives the difference between needly and deedly

is that needly is (informal) like a needle or needles while deedly is of, befitting, or pertaining to an act or deed; actual.

As an adverb needly

is (archaic) zealously; carefully; earnestly or needly can be (archaic) necessarily; of necessity.

needly

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) needely, neodliche, from (etyl) .

Adverb

(en-adv)
  • (archaic) Zealously; carefully; earnestly.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) needely, nedelich, from (etyl) .

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • (archaic) Necessarily; of necessity.
  • (archaic) Urgently.

    • Etymology 3

    From .

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (informal) Like a needle or needles.
    • a needly''' horn; a '''needly beard
    Synonyms
    * acicular

    deedly

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, befitting, or pertaining to an act or deed; actual.
  • *2006 , Dr. Rajbali Pandey, Yajurveda :
    • You are demon-destroyer and queller of the evil effect of a deedly deed performed to damage me.

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