snaplyadv.
/ˈsnapli/, U.S. /ˈsnæpli/, Scottish English /ˈsnaplɪ/, Irish English /ˈsnæpli/ Scottish (and Irish English). rare.
Sharply, smartly, quickly. In Cursor Mundi18228 the Gött. MS. has snapli, but the correct reading is no doubt snarpli as in the Cott. MS.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adverb] > quickly or promptly
ratheeOE
rathelyeOE
radlyOE
yareOE
timelyOE
belivec1175
belivesc1275
hastivelyc1300
prestc1300
smartc1300
smartlyc1300
prestly1340
spacklya1350
pertlya1375
redelya1375
redlya1375
yeplya1375
readilyc1390
yarelya1400–50
hasty?a1425
promptly1490
hastyfullyc1500
snackly1728
snack1739
snaply1768
in quick sticks (also in a quick stick)1835
pronto1892
quick smart1955
snappily1981
1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 43 They shot him in before In a dark hole, an' snaply lock'd the door.
1880 W. H. Patterson Gloss. Words Antrim & Down 94.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adv.1768