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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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ACKWALLY, AKWELLY, ACTWALLY, AC'UALLY, ACTIWALLY (Bwk. 1859 P. Landreth J. Spindle (1911) 5), adv. Actually. [′ɑk(t)wəlɪ]Abd.(D) 1928 Letters of Jeems, Abd. Wkly. J. 13 Sept. 6/5:
Bleed ackwally cam' fae m' mou!Ags.(D) 1894 J. B. Salmond My Man Sandy (1899) 143:
He ac'ually spat oot the wirds.Wgt.(D) 1877 G. Fraser Sketches, etc. of Wgt. 259:
There seems to be some doot as tae whuther this man's akwally guilty or no.Gall.(D) 1901 Trotter Gall. Gossip 41:
They said she gart him wesh, — no his han's an face only, but actwally his haill body fae heid tae fit.Dwn.(D) 1888 W. G. Lyttle Betsy Gray ix. 42:
“Jest tae think o't!” exclaimed Mat . . . “that puir crayter Tammy akwelly cut in pieces.”