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mackly

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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”).

adjective more mackly · most mackly

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

adverb more mackly · most mackly

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

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@misc{mackly_2026,
  title = {mackly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mackly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}