chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for feckly
Adverb
  • In a situation that would rattle almost anyone on their first day at a new job, Dr. Mel remains as unruffled as her ponytail braid and still doesn’t have a hair out of place at hour 12 of the shift.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Germany, a country that traditionally favors social spending over national defense and is almost immovable out of its comfort zone, now resembles a country in a hurry.
    Daniel DePetris, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • There’s practically nothing that his Catholic foes, still smarting at the Church of England’s rejection of papal authority, won’t believe about the man who helped engineer the schism so that Henry (Damian Lewis) could divorce his first wife as part of his ongoing quest to beget a male heir.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Dong Ting Noodle Find chili in practically every dish at Dong Ting Noodle, but diners still add the delectable house chili paste offered at every table.
    Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • Other wolves have followed since then in nearly 100 sightings by CPW annually.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Offshore oil spills can be extremely expensive to deal with, the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill cost nearly $70 billion to clean up.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • In the fall, that amount was increased with no new funding attached, and now each subsidy is about 20% more expensive.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Though the country received about 3.5 million stay over and cruise visitors from the U.S. last year, officials believe the number would be higher, if not for the travel advisory.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Feckly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feckly. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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