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mackly

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Mackly (adj) means (dated) Attractive and pleasant to look at.

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(dated) Attractive and pleasant to look at.
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Etymology

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 gemaclīch, Middle High German gemechlīche (“easily”) (German gemächlich (“gently”)), and Dutch makkelijk (“easy”).

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"mackly" (adj) means (dated) Attractive and pleasant to look at.
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