feckly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈfɛkli/ UK /ˈfɛkli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
mostly or for the most part (Scots dialect)

The harvest was feckly gathered before the rains came.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · mostly or for the most part... mostly chiefly mainly largely principally

Word family

Related forms feck fecklessfeckful

Etymology

A Scots dialect adverb meaning 'mostly, for the most part', from 'feck' ('the greater part, effect') + the adverbial suffix '-ly'. 'Feck' is an aphetic form of 'effect', from Latin 'effectus'.

effectus Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# feckly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈfɛkli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfɛkli/

## Meanings
1. mostly or for the most part (Scots dialect)

## Examples
- The harvest was feckly gathered before the rains came.

## Synonyms
- mostly
- chiefly
- mainly
- largely
- principally

## Related Forms
- feck
- feckless
- feckful

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: effectus

## Etymology
A Scots dialect adverb meaning 'mostly, for the most part', from 'feck' ('the greater part, effect') + the adverbial suffix '-ly'. 'Feck' is an aphetic form of 'effect', from Latin 'effectus'.

## AI Etymology
Feckly is a Scots dialect adverb meaning 'mostly, for the most part', from 'feck' ('the greater part, effect') + the adverbial suffix '-ly'. 'Feck' is an aphetic form of 'effect', from Latin 'effectus'. Important recorded forms include effectus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers mostly or for the most part (Scots dialect). The wider family includes related words such as feck, feckless, and feckful.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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