Mackly

adj, adv

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Seemly; comely; good-looking. UK, dialectal
Adverb
  1. 1
    Evenly; aptly; easily. UK, dialectal
  2. 2
    Moderately. Scotland, UK, dialectal

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indifferentmoderatelyquite

Etymology

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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