mackly

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adjective

Seemly; comely; good-looking.

OriginMiddle English makli ← Old Norse makr ← Proto-Germanic *makaz →
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Meanings

adjectivemackly (comparative more mackly, superlative most mackly)

comparative more mackly · superlative most mackly

  1. UKdialectalSeemly; comely; good-looking.
adverbmackly (comparative more mackly, superlative most mackly)

comparative more mackly · superlative most mackly

  1. UKdialectalEvenly; aptly; easily.
  2. ScotlandUKdialectalModerately.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
indifferentmoderatelyquitesomewhat

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mag-“to knead, press”
  2. Proto-Germanic*makaz“comfortable, suitable”
  3. Old Norsemakr“easy”
  4. Middle Englishmakli
  5. Englishmackly

From Middle English makli, from make (“easy”, adjective), from Old Norse makr (“easy”), from Proto-Germanic *makaz (“comfortable, suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, press”), equivalent to make + -ly. Cognate with Old English macalīc (“convenient”), Scots makly, Middle Low German gemaclīch, Middle High German gemechlīche (“easily”) (German gemächlich (“gently”)), Dutch makkelijk (“easy”).

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Chicago

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