English
acicularly
From acicular + -ly.
Formed from acicular + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱus ‘pointed’
Latin acus ‘needle’
Latin acicula ‘small pin’
Latin aciculāris ‘slender, as a needle’
English acicular
Today it means
adj In an acicular way.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / acicularly