tartly

/tˈɑɹtli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

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adv

"'And have you nothing for me, duckie?' 'O, you! The back of my hand to you!' said Mrs Kernan tartly."
"The next day, the deputy chancellor, Robert Habeck, a Green, said tartly, “I’m pleased that France is thinking about how to increase its support for Ukraine, but if I could give it a word of advice — supply more weapons.”"

Etymology tree English tart Middle English -ly English -ly English tartly From tart + -ly.

more tartly (comparative) most tartly (superlative)

partly hartley smartly bartley artley

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How do you pronounce tartly?

The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɑɹtli/.

What does tartly mean?

In a tart manner; sourly or bitterly.

Where does tartly come from?

Etymology tree English tart Middle English -ly English -ly English tartly From tart + -ly.

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