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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.
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
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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
The solution is that we have to agree to disagree, however, this does not mean that we will take all whales - exactly because we'd like to have sustainable whaling, we'd like to have a healthy whale population.
Always pay close attention to how a person speaks about other people to you, because that's exactly how she/he will speak about you to other people. It's axiomatic that whoever gossips to you will always gossip about you. Stay away from Gossipers!
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I think what the Arizona Democrats did was exactly right.
It felt like we were doing the same thing all over again. He looked awesome, exactly how I pictured him 59 years ago.
On the cover yesterday, [StarMagazine has] an article that says exactly that — it’s totally absurd — that I am broke and homeless and living out of my van, it’s categorically false. I am not broke. I have done very well investing my money. I am not homeless and I am not living out of my van.
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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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