chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for feckly
Adverb
  • Berg had invented the family sitcom, almost single-handedly, on the cusp of the Great Depression, then translated it for the small screen; Ball had turned the genre into a juggernaut, helped shift the format’s production to Los Angeles, and innovated the rerun and the three-camera method.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
  • Some real locations are almost literally depicted in the film.
    Kevin Giraud, Variety, 9 June 2025
Adverb
  • In other words, this is quantum supremacy: the point where a quantum computer can perform a calculation that is practically impossible for any classical computer to do in a reasonable amount of time.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • This vintage dessert practically floats off the plate.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
Adverb
  • Since the 2022 merger, WBD’s share price has fallen nearly 60%.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 June 2025
  • Its life span is only a few weeks, but in that time one female can produce nearly a hundred offspring, peppering sorghum plants with larvae that look like sawdust and suck nutrients from the leaves, stunting the plants.
    Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Adverb
  • The other horse, found on the farm about 60 miles east of Tampa, died.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 7 June 2025
  • Rush wasn’t the first to attempt high-end touristic expeditions to the Titanic, which rests on the ocean floor approximately 3,800 meters from the surface, about 370 miles off the Newfoundland coast.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 June 2025
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“Feckly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feckly. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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