Meanings
adjectivetartarly (comparative more tartarly, superlative most tartarly)
comparative more tartarly · superlative most tartarly
- obsoletefearsome and aggressive
"Of course you and your father will do what is proper," she said, putting on that air of sulphuric-acid sweetness which so many tartarly people have at command, and which profits them so little.
1871 May 28, “Kate Beaumont”, in The Atlantic Monthly, volume 27, page 576
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