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# tartly

adverb

«tartly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

In a sharp way, with a little unkind edge, as when someone is annoyed and speaks briefly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tartly/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a character speaks tartly when cross or impatient, with a sharp little remark

### Examples

- «You are late again,» she said tartly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tartly/#x1)
- He answered tartly that the dog was not his fault. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tartly/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tartly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tartly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tartly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tartly.html) on Mova free.