tartly

«tartly» in Mova's school dictionary: In a sharp way, with a little unkind edge, as when… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

In a sharp way, with a little unkind edge, as when someone is annoyed and speaks briefly. tree →

sense 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 →
• He answered tartly that the dog was not his fault. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «tartly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.