tartly

tart

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tahrt]
- /tɑrt/
- /tɑːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahrt]
- /tɑrt/

Definitions of tartly word

adjective tartly sharp to the taste; sour or acid: Tart apples are best for pie. Synonyms: astringent, acrid, piquant. Antonyms: sweet, sugary, bland, mellow. 1
adjective tartly sharp in character, spirit, or expression; cutting; biting: a tart remark. Synonyms: sarcastic, barbed, caustic, acerbic, acrimonious. Antonyms: sweet, kind, gentle, gracious, benign. 1

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Origin of tartly

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English; Old English teart sharp, rough; akin to Dutch tarten to defy, Middle High German traz defiance

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Parts of speech for Tartly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tartly popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for tartly

adverb tartly

acidly — Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
cuttingly — In a cutting manner.

All 2 Synonyms of tartly