perzactly en · ADV
Etymology
Blend of precisely + exactly.
Meanings
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(colloquial, not-comparable) precisely, exactly; used as an affirmation
"Not perzactly," Remy allowed. "Hezzy'd be gathering eggs one minute or sweeping the front porch and the next she'd be flat out on the ground.
2009, Jan Watson, Sweetwater Run, page 171:and Joseph continued: "That's it perzactly, All these words mean perzactly that, but there is hope, sister; there is hope.
1898, Lynn Roby Meekins, Some of our people, page 190:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| perzackly | alternative | lexicographic | |
| prezactly | alternative | lexicographic | |
| perxactly | alternative | lexicographic | |
| prezackly | alternative | lexicographic | |
| prexactly | alternative | lexicographic |