Definition of fecklynext
chiefly Scottish

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Adverb
  • First, since no one actually knows the future, guessing, speculating, or simply making things up remains the state of the art for almost everyone involved in describing it.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • Over the next seven years, the number of pharmacies contracted with 340B providers, nationwide, grew from 1,300 to almost 20,000.
    Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
Adverb
  • The gaming complex, which featured a practically closed outlet mall (one shop remains), a robust lotto store and a host of other gas stations and fast food restaurants, closed Buffalo Bill’s last July.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
  • Back in the early 2000s, a $100+ bottle of aged spirit from the island was practically unheard of.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Adverb
  • That deadlock prompted an unusually long recess of nearly 90 minutes that was followed by a 6-0 vote in favor of retreating on the bus stops.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • The Golden Knights regained the lead in the best-of-seven second-round series, 2-1, after stealing Game 1 in Vegas and very nearly being shut out in Game 2.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
Adverb
  • The morning after the première, Magyar and the two filmmakers gave a press conference to about two dozen Italian reporters.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • The Beechwood mobile home park in Killingworth has about 300 homes, and all are reserved for people 55 years and older, but the decision only applies to the nearly 200 homes involved in the complaint.
    Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
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“Feckly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feckly. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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