mackly

Meanings

Adverb

• Evenly; aptly; easily.
• Moderately.

Adjective

• Seemly; comely; good-looking.

Origin

• From Middle English makli, from make, 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 gemakkelijk ("easy").