ˈcrousely,adv.Sc. [f.prec. + -ly2.] Boldly, confidently, briskly, pertly. 1787Burns Tam Samson's Elegy vii, Ye cootie moorcocks, crousely craw.1816Scott Antiq. xxxix, Things are ill aff when the like o' them can speak crousely about ony gentleman's affairs.