snelly
(UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) quickly; sharply; acutely; coldly.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) quickly; sharply; acutely; coldly.
Origin: From , snellych, snellik, snellich, from , from snellīċ, equivalent to. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, in speech) sharply; severely; tartly; curtly.
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