tartarly

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English

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Etymology

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From tartar +‎ -ly.

Adjective

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tartarly (comparative more tartarly, superlative most tartarly)

  1. (obsolete) fearsome and aggressive
    • 1871 May, “Kate Beaumont”, in The Atlantic Monthly, volume 27, page 576:
      "Of course you and your father will do what is proper," she said, putting on that air of sulphuric-acid sweetness which so many tartarly people have at command, and which profits them so little.