tartarly

English

Etymology

From tartar +‎ -ly.

Adjective

tartarly (comparative more tartarly, superlative most tartarly)

1. (obsolete) fearsome and aggressive
   • 1871 May, “Kate Beaumont”, in The Atlantic Monthly, volume 27, page 576:

     "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.