English Explanatory Dictionary

mackly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Seemly; comely; good-looking.
adv
  1. Evenly; aptly; easily.
  2. Moderately.

Word forms

mackly more mackly most mackly

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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