Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Necessarily; of necessity.
- In a needy manner; in want or poverty.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a needy condition or manner; necessarily.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
needy manner.
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Examples
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So although there was not a lot of sleep to be had – if one child slept, the other was determined to remain loudly, needily awake, for the entire duration of our stay – there was respite, and that respite was sweet.
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I love my dead as fiercely and needily as I ever loved them when they were alive, but without hope.
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I love my dead as fiercely and needily as I ever loved them when they were alive, but without hope.
the dark horse 2010
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I'm not an assassination buff, so by the time we are delving into the motives and whereabouts of suspects 7 and 8, I'm needily eyeing one of the many cappuccino places we pass on the way to our final destination, Lafayette Square.
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What will I do when there are no more little arms stretching out to me, needily wanting “UP”?
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So although there was not a lot of sleep to be had - if one child slept, the other was determined to remain loudly, needily awake, for the entire duration of our stay - there was respite, and that respite was sweet.
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So although there was not a lot of sleep to be had - if one child slept, the other was determined to remain loudly, needily awake, for the entire duration of our stay - there was respite, and that respite was sweet.
Archive 2008-06-29 2008
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What will I do when there are no more little arms stretching out to me, needily wanting "UP"?
Flight 2007
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HARRIS: A kettle full of cash for needily families.
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I scoop her up and carry her through to my bedroom, where we sit on my scarlet bed and I hug her needily, in silence, nose buried in blonde corkscrew curls, while Mr Frog starts unpacking his holdall.
wolf 2006
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