chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for feckly
Adverb
  • Revenue for Goto’s financial services unit almost doubled last year, reaching 3.7 trillion Indonesian rupiah ($230 million).
    Lionel Lim, Fortune, 22 June 2025
  • Weirdly enough, this was one of the first things that popped into my mind after seeing Celine Song's Materialists, a movie that, in almost every way, couldn't be further from Showgirls.
    Aisha Harris, NPR, 21 June 2025
Adverb
  • In one study, drivers of expensive cars practically aimed at pedestrians.
    Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2025
  • But now, with not just musicians but the wider world worried about recession (or worse?), these Depression anthems felt practically ripe on the vine.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 22 June 2025
Adverb
  • The Dodgers, with their nearly $400 million roster, may soon need to pull a kid out of the stands, Henry Rowengartner-style, and put him on the mound.
    and Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • At more than 400 total feet in height, Starship towers over SpaceX's famous Falcon 9 rocket – one of the world's most active – which stands at nearly 230 feet.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Adverb
  • The 21-year-old Tenafly native flew from Israel to the U.S., landing on Thursday, about one month after his May 12 release from captivity in Gaza.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 19 June 2025
  • President Donald Trump’s trade war and recession fears have roiled markets and weighed on the dollar, which is down about 9% this year.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 19 June 2025
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“Feckly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feckly. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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