snelly

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English snelly, snellych, snellik, snellich, from Old English snellīċe (rapidly, quickly, with activity), from snellīċ (moving quickly; swift), equivalent to snell +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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snelly (comparative more snelly, superlative most snelly)

  1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) quickly; sharply; acutely; coldly
    • 1811, Charles Gray, The Minstrel:
      The snaw drives snelly through the dale.
  2. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, in speech) sharply; severely; tartly; curtly