feckly

adverb

ˈfek-lē How to pronounce feckly (audio)
Definition of fecklynext
chiefly Scottish
as in almost
very close to but not completely an Edinburgh hotel that is feckly new

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feckly
  1. almost
  2. practically
  3. nearly
  4. about
Adverb
  • What to know about California's wildfires Santa Ana winds have died down across the Greater Los Angeles area, helping firefighters bring almost 40,000 acres of ongoing wildfires under control.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The current-generation Switch was released way back in March 2017 and has now reached an almost eight-year lifetime.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of almost
Adverb
  • The Titan missiles that launched the two-man Gemini crews practically shook themselves to pieces in their first uncrewed flights.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
  • In text messages from August 2022 produced in the suit, Ruiz indicates that the amount was to be paid in a pre-set amount of company stock that was worth less at that point and is practically worthless now.
    Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of practically
Adverb
  • Most Popular Man who procured guns, ammo for Sinaloa Cartel sentenced to nearly 20 years Clouds and drizzle will replace Santa Ana winds Thursday across San Diego County San Diego’s 7 most dangerous intersections could soon get a safety overhaul.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Schramm, who joined the company in early 2018 after a nearly 17-year tenure at GE, ending his time there as CIO of GE Aviation, has spent the last seven years reshaping Fifth Third’s technology landscape to position it for scale, resilience and innovation.
    Peter High, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of nearly
Adverb
  • Pandion raised about $125 million in equity over the last five years.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025
  • From 1942 to 1964, about 4 million Mexican men got jobs as farmworkers in California and other Western states.
    Gabrielle Clark, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of about
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