tartly

English

Etymology

From tart +‎ -ly.

Adverb

tartly (comparative more tartly, superlative most tartly)

1. In a tart manner; sourly or bitterly.
   • 2024 March 9, Steven Erlanger, Roger Cohen, Erika Solomon, “Macron and Scholz, Never Close, Spar Over Policy Toward Ukraine and Russia”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     The next day, the deputy chancellor, Robert Habeck, a Green, said tartly, “I’m pleased that France is thinking about how to increase its support for Ukraine, but if I could give it a word of advice — supply more weapons.”

Synonyms

• acerbically
• acidly

Anagrams

• rattly