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tartly, adv.|ˈtɑːtlɪ|
[OE. teartlíce: see tart a. and -ly2.]
In a tart manner; sharply; with acidity; usually fig. with asperity of tone. In quot. 1599, ‘with sourness of aspect’ (J.).
c1000in Napier O.E. Glosses 81/3011 Acriter, teartlice. Ibid. 122/4730 Acrius, teartlicor. 1599Shakes. Much Ado ii. i. 3 How tartly that Gentleman lookes, I neuer can see him, but I am heart-burn'd an howre after. a1661Fuller Worthies (1662) iii. Worc. 169 One jeeringly saluted him, ‘Good morrow, Bishop quondam’, to whom Bonner as tartly returned, ‘Good morrow, Knave semper’. 1791Boswell Johnson 19 Apr. an. 1773, Johnson, offended,..answered tartly, ‘No, Sir; do you read books through?’ 1876M. E. Braddon J. Haggard's Dau. II. 163 ‘You may as well wait till tea's finished’, exclaimed Judith tartly. |