tartly

English

Etymology

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, →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.”

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