dreckly

English

Etymology

Local/dialectal phonetic spelling of direct +‎ -ly.

Adverb

dreckly (comparative more dreckly, superlative most dreckly)

  1. (US) directly
  2. (Cornwall, Devon, US) Soon; next; when it becomes convenient.
    • 1999, Janice Tate, Ken Tate, Good Old Days Remembers the Little Country Schoolhouse, page 45:
      "You know, pretty quick, soon — dreckly!" She said in frustration
    • 2006, Simon Elmes, Talking for Britain: A Journey Through the Voices of a Nation, page 13:
      I'll be over there dreckly ' '; which could mean in the next hour or two , or "I'll be down in a bit". It's a real Cornish thing.
  3. (Cornwall, Devon) tomorrow
  4. (Cornwall, Devon, Humorous) No time soon.
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