feckly, adv. Sc. and north. dial.
(ˈfɛklɪ)
[f. as prec. + -ly2.]
† 1. Effectually, indeed. Obs.
| c 1680 [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.
| a 1774 Fergusson Poet. Wks. (1845), Auld age maist feckly glowers right dour Upon the ailings o' the poor. 1786 Burns Inventory 29 Wheel carriages I hae but few, Three carts, and twa are feckly new. 1846 Ball. & Songs Ayrshire Ser. i. 112 Tho' she's feckly twice my age I lo'e her best o' ony. 1891 H. Halliburton Ochil Idylls 90 Nae doot its feckly wrang to lee. |