单词 | perzactly |
释义 | perzactlyadv. U.S. colloquial. Exactly; precisely. Frequently in representations of rural speech. Cf. prezactly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > truthfulness, veracity > [adverb] > so as to match truth, exactly rightlyeOE rightOE faithfullyc1425 preciselya1513 justlya1538 verbatim1566 strictly1602 exactly1662 correctlya1704 prezactly1835 sensu stricto1849 perzactly1850 'zackly1886 1850 Spirit of Times 26 581/5 The place whar yous er standin' aint perzactly healthy. 1894 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 6 Sept. 3/2 Well, no, mister, not perzackly. 1953 Pottstown (Pa.) Mercury 24 Sept. 4/5 Greta Peck is now openly admitting the end of the marital road for herself and Gregory. Well, that's perzactly what we said she'd soon be doing! 2001 C. Hirschfeld Too High i. 15 ‘You mean Edgar was shot?’ ‘Not perzactly,’ said the sheriff. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1850 |
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