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mackly

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Adj — (dated) Attractive and pleasant to look at.

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Comes 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 plus -ly. It is cognate with Old English macalīc (“convenient”), Scots makly, Middle Low German gemac...

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