"neededly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more neededly [comparative], most neededly [superlative]
Etymology: From needed + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|needed|-ly}} needed + -ly Head templates: {{en-adverb}} neededly (comparative more neededly, superlative most neededly)
  1. (rare) In a needed manner; necessarily. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-neededly-en-adv-gx5lDvuJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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