- tartly adv
- "I'm simply not a nice girl," she whispered tartly.
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tartly adv
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Tartly — Tart ly, adv. In a tart manner; with acidity. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tartly — adv. Tartly is used with these verbs: ↑reply … Collocations dictionary
tartly — adv. sarcastically, sharply, bitingly … English contemporary dictionary
tart n — tartly adv … English expressions
tart — [[t]tɑ͟ː(r)t[/t]] tarts, tarting, tarted 1) N VAR A tart is a shallow pastry case with a filling of food, especially sweet food. ...jam tarts. ...a slice of home made tart. 2) ADJ GRADED If something such as fruit is tart, it has a sharp taste.… … English dictionary
tart — tart1 [ta:t US ta:rt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: tarte;] [Sense: 2 3; Origin: probably partly from sweetheart] 1.) [U and C] a ↑pie without a top on it, containing something sweet apple/treacle/jam etc tart 2.) informal … Dictionary of contemporary English
tart — tart1 tartish, adj. tartishly, adv. tartly, adv. tartness, n. /tahrt/, adj., tarter, tartest. 1. sharp to the taste; sour or acid: tart apples. 2 … Universalium
tart — tart1 [tärt] adj. [ME < OE teart < PGmc * trat < IE base * der > TEAR1] 1. sharp in taste; sour; acid; acidulous 2. sharp in meaning or implication; cutting [a tart answer] SYN. SOUR tartly adv. tartness n … English World dictionary
tart — 1. n. 1 an open pastry case containing jam etc. 2 esp. Brit. a pie with a fruit or sweet filling. Derivatives: tartlet n. Etymology: ME f. OF tarte = med.L tarta, of unkn. orig. 2. n. & v. n. sl. 1 a prostitute; a promiscuous woman. 2 sl. offens … Useful english dictionary
briefly — adv 1. momentarily, temporarily, shortly, swiftly, briskly, suddenly, quickly; hastily, cursorily, perfunctorily, hurriedly. 2. concisely, succinctly, straightforwardly, emphatically, pointedly, directly; condensedly, compressedly, contractedly,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
