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snelly

/ˈsnɛli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
snel-ly
IPA
/ˈsnɛli/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

quickly; sharply; acutely; coldly

British usage

adv

sharply; severely; tartly; curtly

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English snelly, snellych, snellik, snellich, from Old English snellīċe (“rapidly, quickly, with activity”), from snellīċ (“moving quickly; swift”), equivalent to snell + -ly.

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Inflected Forms

more snelly (comparative) most snelly (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce snelly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsnɛli/.
What does snelly mean?
quickly; sharply; acutely; coldly
Where does snelly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce snelly

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