different between mackly vs mackle

English

Etymology

From Middle English makli, from make (“easy”, adj), 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 macal?c (“convenient”), Scots makly, Middle Low German gemacl?ch, Middle High German gemechl?che (“easily”) (German gemächlich (“gently”)), Dutch gemakkelijk (“easy”).

Adverb

mackly (comparative macklier or more mackly, superlative mackliest or most mackly)

1. (Britain dialectal) Evenly; aptly; easily.
2. (Britain dialectal, Scotland) Moderately.

Adjective

mackly (comparative macklier or more mackly, superlative mackliest or most mackly)

1. (Britain dialectal) Seemly; comely; good-looking.

English

Etymology

From the earlier form macle, from macule, which see for more.

Noun

mackle (plural mackles)

1. Obsolete form of macule.

Verb

mackle (third-person singular simple present mackles, present participle mackling, simple past and past participle mackled)

1. Obsolete form of macule.

References

• mackle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.