The difference between Acicular and Needly

When used as adjectives, acicular means needle-shaped, whereas needly means like a needle or needles.


Needly is also adverb with the meaning: zealously.

check bellow for the other definitions of Acicular and Needly

  1. Acicular as an adjective:

    Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle.

  2. Acicular as an adjective:

    Having sharp points like needles.

  3. Acicular as an adjective (botany):

    Of a leaf, slender and pointed, needle-like.

  1. Needly as an adverb (archaic):

    Zealously; carefully; earnestly.

  1. Needly as an adverb (archaic):

    Necessarily; of necessity.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  2. Needly as an adverb (archaic):

    Urgently.

  1. Needly as an adjective (informal):

    Like a needle or needles.

    Examples:

    "a needly horn; a needly beard"

    "rfquotek R. D. Blackmore"

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