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feckly, adv. Sc. and north. dial.|ˈfɛklɪ|
[f. as prec. + -ly2.]
†1. Effectually, indeed. Obs.
c1680[F. Sempill] Banishm. Poverty in Watson Collect. i. 14 Her..kindness which I fectlie fand, Most ready still for my behoof.
2. For the most part, mostly; almost. Also maist feckly.
a1774Fergusson Poet. Wks. (1845), Auld age maist feckly glowers right dour Upon the ailings o' the poor. 1786Burns Inventory 29 Wheel carriages I hae but few, Three carts, and twa are feckly new. 1846Ball. & Songs Ayrshire Ser. i. 112 Tho' she's feckly twice my age I lo'e her best o' ony. 1891H. Halliburton Ochil Idylls 90 Nae doot its feckly wrang to lee. |