mackly
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editmackly (comparative more mackly, superlative most mackly)
- (UK dialectal) Seemly; comely; good-looking.
Adverb
editmackly (comparative more mackly, superlative most mackly)
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