Snelly

//ˈsnɛli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    quickly; sharply; acutely; coldly Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal

    "The snaw drives snelly through the dale."

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

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"The snaw drives snelly through the dale."

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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