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Definitions for exactly
ɪgˈzækt liex·act·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
precisely, exactly, justadverb
indicating exactness or preciseness
"he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt"
precisely, exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the buttonadverb
just as it should be
"`Precisely, my lord,' he said"
precisely, incisively, exactlyadverb
in a precise manner
"she always expressed herself precisely"
Wiktionary
exactlyadverb
without approximation; precisely.
exactlyadverb
Used to provide emphasis.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Exactlyadverb
Accurately; nicely; thoroughly.
Etymology: from exact.
Both of ’em knew mankind exactly well; for both of ’em began that study in themselves. John Dryden, Don Sebastian.
The religion they profess is such, that the more exactly it is sifted by pure unbiassed reason, the more reasonable still it will be found. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.
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exactly
Exactly is a term used to mean "precisely," "no more and no less," or "just." It is often used for emphasizing the accuracy or appropriateness of a particular term, description or explanation. It can also refer to the exact truth, exact amount, or direct correspondence with fact or definition.
Webster Dictionary
Exactlyadverb
in an exact manner; precisely according to a rule, standard, or fact; accurately; strictly; correctly; nicely
Editors Contribution
exactlyadverb
In an exact manner.
We have identical goals in our marriage that are exactly aligned therefore we achieve easily and efficiently.
Submitted by MaryC on June 4, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'exactly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1118
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'exactly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #458
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'exactly' in Adverbs Frequency: #96
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of exactly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of exactly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of exactly in a Sentence
Unfortunately, we do have families that have multiple children involved [in a genetic disease], and we do all the testing and we still can’t pinpoint exactly what the problem is.
Business Minister Matt Hancock:
This risk to the economic recovery is exactly why Ed Miliband simply isn’t up to the job.
In the same way that Charleston acted as kind of a focusing event and changed people's opinions pretty quickly, I think Even Democratic's exactly what we're experiencing right now, the Democratic Party position two years ago, the Democratic Party position today and the Democratic Party position next month may be very different.
I don't know exactly why but I have three reasons.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest:
Our expectation at this point is that the president will make a decision before the end of his administration on the Keystone pipeline, but when exactly that will be, I don't know at this point.
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- تمامًا, بالضبطArabic
- сапраўдыBelarusian
- точноBulgarian
- exactamentCatalan, Valencian
- přesněCzech
- i'r dimWelsh
- præcisDanish
- genauGerman
- exactamenteSpanish
- täpseltEstonian
- täsmälleenFinnish
- exactementFrench
- [[go]] [[díreach]]Irish
- egzaktemanHaitian Creole
- pontosanHungarian
- tepatIndonesian
- esattamenteItalian
- 丁度Japanese
- 정확하게Korean
- omniaLatin
- geneeLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- pūMāori
- dengan tepat, setepatnya, tepat-tepatMalay
- precies, exactDutch
- dokładniePolish
- exactamente, exatamentePortuguese
- exactamain, exactRomansh
- то́чноRussian
- tačno, тачно, točno, точноSerbo-Croatian
- presneSlovak
- točnoSlovene
- exakt, prickSwedish
- kesinlikle, tamTurkish
- точноUkrainian
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