Definition of "needly"

needly¹

/ˈniːd.li/

adverb
comparative needlier or more needly, superlative needliest or most needly
1. (archaic) Zealously; carefully; earnestly.

needly²

/ˈniːd.li/

adverb
comparative needlier or more needly, superlative needliest or most needly
1. (archaic) Necessarily; of necessity.
  Quotations
  Or if sower woe delights in fellowship,And needly will be rankt with other griefes
  c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act III, scene ii]
2. (archaic) Urgently.

needly³

/ˈniː.dəl.i/

adjective
comparative needlier or more needly, superlative needliest or most needly
1. (informal) Like a needle or needles.
  Quotations
  needly beard
  1869, R[ichard] D[oddridge] Blackmore, chapter XXIII, in Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Sampson Low, Son, & Marston, […]