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English
Etymology
Local/dialectal phonetic spelling of direct + -ly.
Adverb
dreckly (comparative more dreckly, superlative most dreckly)
- (US) directly
- (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.
- (Cornwall, Devon) tomorrow
- (Cornwall, Devon, Humorous) No time soon.