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snelly.

quickly; sharply; acutely; coldly

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈsnɛli/
  1. quickly; sharply; acutely; coldly

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · dialectal
  2. sharply; severely; tartly; curtly

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

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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