mackly
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English makli, from make (“easy”, adj), 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”).
Adjective edit
mackly (comparative more mackly, superlative most mackly)
- (UK dialectal) Seemly; comely; good-looking.
Adverb edit
mackly (comparative more mackly, superlative most mackly)