different between macky vs mackly

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mæ.ki/
• Rhymes: -æki

Adjective

macky (comparative more macky, superlative most macky)

1. (Britain, West Country, Bristol, slang) Large.

   • Why is it such a special city? - Great people, a gert lush accent, and the city has great scenery with a gert macky Clifton Suspension Bridge.

Synonyms

• gert (Bristolian)

Anagrams

• McKay

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.