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
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Acicular as an adjective:
Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle.
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Acicular as an adjective:
Having sharp points like needles.
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Acicular as an adjective (botany):
Of a leaf, slender and pointed, needle-like.
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Needly as an adverb (archaic):
Zealously; carefully; earnestly.
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Needly as an adverb (archaic):
Necessarily; of necessity.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Needly as an adverb (archaic):
Urgently.
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Needly as an adjective (informal):
Like a needle or needles.
Examples:
"a needly horn; a needly beard"
"rfquotek R. D. Blackmore"