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mackly

mackly adjective: seemly; comely; good-looking.

Adjective

mackly (comparative more mackly, superlative most mackly)

  1. (UK, dialectal) Seemly; comely; good-looking.

Adverb

mackly (comparative more mackly, superlative most mackly)

  1. (UK, dialectal) Evenly; aptly; easily.
  2. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) Moderately.

Forms of mackly

Adjective
comparativemore mackly
superlativemost mackly
Adverb
comparativemore mackly
superlativemost mackly

Origin of mackly

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”).

Questions about mackly

What does mackly mean?
Mackly means seemly; comely; good-looking.
What part of speech is mackly?
Mackly can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near mackly in the dictionary

  1. Mackley
  2. Mackleys
  3. Macklin
  4. mackling
  5. Macklins
  6. mackly
  7. Mackmain
  8. Mackneil
  9. MacKnight
  10. MacKnights
  11. Mackow

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