needlingly

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adverb

In a way that needles or provokes.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adverbneedlingly (comparative more needlingly, superlative most needlingly)

comparative more needlingly · superlative most needlingly

  1. In a way that needles or provokes.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

needlingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needlingly

MLA

“needlingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needlingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “needlingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needlingly.

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