chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for feckly
Adverb
  • Veterans Day is almost here and there are plenty of freebies and discounts available for retired and active-duty military service members.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Notre Dame, meanwhile, has received more of the benefit of the doubt, though the Irish almost certainly can’t lose again, either.
    Grace Raynor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • If your favorite thing about the season is apple picking, this wreath was practically made for you.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2025
  • But her throne was practically washed away when her late husband Skeet (Bruce Dern) bequeathed his estate to his daughter, Linda (Laura Dern).
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • Döpfner nearly bought the FT in 2015, before losing it to Nikkei, and took a controlling stake in Business Insider — at the top of the new media market — for $343 million.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • There’s a close call when Dick opens the cargo door and nearly jumps out of the plane, but Leroy stops him just in time.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • The journalists who rushed to the scene managed to jot down the names of about a dozen—the VIPs (there were three members of parliament on the train that day, which was a factor in the disaster) and a couple of servants.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • And despite incorporating the EMALS technology, two former US carrier officers told CNN last month that the Fujian’s air operations may still run at only about 60% the rate of a 50-year-old US Navy carrier due to the configuration of the carrier’s flight deck.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Feckly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feckly. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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