† needlongsadv.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: need n.1, -longs suffix.
Etymology: < need n.1 + -longs suffix. Compare needlings adv., needings adv.
Obsolete.
rare.
c1475 (a1400) Sir Amadace (Taylor) in J. Robson (1842) 31 Nedelonges most I sitte him by,..For he wasse my wedutte fere.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020).