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mackly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mack-ly
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Seemly; comely; good-looking.

British usage

adv

Evenly; aptly; easily.

British usage

adv

Moderately.

British usage

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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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more mackly (comparative) most mackly (superlative)

Questions

What does mackly mean?
Seemly; comely; good-looking.
Where does mackly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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