Definition of Snelly

1. in a snell manner [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Snelly

sneezeworts
sneezier
sneeziest
sneezily
sneezing
sneezing gas
sneezingly
sneezings
sneezy
snell
snelled
sneller
snellest
snelling
snells
snelly (current term)
snerked
snerking
snerks
snet
snets
snetted
snetting
sneutrino
sneutrinos
snew
snewed
snewing
snews

Literary usage of Snelly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"snelly, adv. 1. Sharply, severely, S. ——How was the billy pleas'd Í Nae well, ... Keenly; applied to the weather, S. Not Borea«, that sae snelly blows. ..."

2. The Religious Magazine and Monthly Review by Edmund H Sears, James William Thompson, John Hopkins Morison (1869)
"snelly was rich as well as Orthodox, and would be glad to retain his daughter near him. Dea. snelly was a man of character and influence. ..."

3. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William B. Dana (1861)
"snelly was an attempt to introduce a new exception to the principle that infamy and interest are the tests of a witness' incompetency. ..."

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