snelly

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English snelly, snellych, snellik, snellich, from Old English snellīċe (“rapidly, quickly, with activity”), from snellīċ (“moving quickly; swift”), equivalent to snell +‎ -ly. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsnɛli/ === Adverb === snelly (comparative more snelly, superlative most snelly) (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) quickly; sharply; acutely; coldly (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, in speech) sharply; severely; tartly; curtly