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snelly

snelly

English

Adverb

snelly (comparative more snelly, superlative most snelly)

  1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) quickly; sharply; acutely; coldly
    The snaw drives snelly through the dale. — Chambers.
  2. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, in speech) sharply; severely; tartly; curtly