"smartly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈsmɑː(ɹ)tli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-smartly.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more smartly [comparative], most smartly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English smertly; equivalent to smart + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|smertly}} Middle English smertly, {{af|en|smart|-ly|id2=adverbial}} smart + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} smartly (comparative more smartly, superlative most smartly)
  1. With a fine or fashionable appearance.
    Sense id: en-smartly-en-adv-4T2nSjI7 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 52 29 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 0
  2. Quickly.
    Sense id: en-smartly-en-adv-mOMlXhpJ
  3. Intelligently.
    Sense id: en-smartly-en-adv-oaeE1EMJ
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