tartly, adv.
(ˈtɑːtlɪ)
[OE. teartl{iacu}ce: 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.).
| c 1000 in Napier O.E. Glosses 81/3011 Acriter, teartlice. Ibid. 122/4730 Acrius, teartlicor. 1599 Shakes. Much Ado ii. i. 3 How tartly that Gentleman lookes, I neuer can see him, but I am heart-burn'd an howre after. a 1661 Fuller Worthies (1662) iii. Worc. 169 One jeeringly saluted him, ‘Good morrow, Bishop quondam’, to whom Bonner as tartly returned, ‘Good morrow, Knave semper’. 1791 Boswell Johnson 19 Apr. an. 1773, Johnson, offended,..answered tartly, ‘No, Sir; do you read books through?’ 1876 M. E. Braddon J. Haggard's Dau. II. 163 ‘You may as well wait till tea's finished’, exclaimed Judith tartly. |