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exactly en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /ɪɡˈzæk(t).li/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From exact + -ly.

Meanings

  1. Without approximation; precisely.
    • The edge is not exactly straight.
    • He divided the coins exactly in half.
    • Measure exactly so we can be sure it is right.
    • He, that would write exactly, muſt avoid a Barbarous Pronunciation, and conſider for facility, or thorow miſtake, many words are not ſounded after the beſt dialect. Such as […] Wun, one. 1687, Chriſtopher Cooper, “Chap. XIX: Of Barbarous Speaking”, in The Engliſh Teacher, London: John Richardſon, for the Author, pages 77-78; republished Menston: Scolar Press, 1969:
  2. (focus) Precisely, used to provide emphasis.
    • He did it that way exactly to prove the point.
    • His hair is a semilong dull red and pulled back in a sloppy pony at the base of his neck, and his face is riddled with small freckles and grease, but out here I can see personal hygiene isn't exactly at the top of the priority list. 2012, Amlynn Smith, Lost and Found, page 18:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most exactly Degree=Sup lexicographic
more exactly Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

inaccurately · inexactly · incorrectly · imprecisely · approximately (antonym(s) of “without approximation”)

Deriveds

exacatically · perxactly · perzackly · my point exactly · prezackly · exactically · exactually · eggsactly · perzactly · prexactly · prezactly · not exactly · do exactly what it says on the tin

Hyponyms

completely · smack-dab · bang on · word for word · minutely · verbatim · even so

Synonyms

dead-nuts · exact · on the nose · for sure · just · plunk · incisively · even · on target · right · directly · perfectly · jump · sharp · on the button · on the mark · on the money · fully · slap bang · slap · punctually · on the dot · plump · precisely · definitely · correctly · squarely · exactly · accurately (without approximation)

Translations (76)

da præcis (in an exact manner) · es tal cual como (in an exact manner) · fi tarkasti (in an exact manner) · eo ekzakte (in an exact manner) · nl exact (in an exact manner) · sh točno (in an exact manner) · sv exakt (in an exact manner) · ht egzakteman (in an exact manner) · cy yn union (in an exact manner) · gl exactamente (in an exact manner) · la adeō (in an exact manner) · ms setepatnya (in an exact manner) · sk presne (in an exact manner) · bo གནད་དུ་འཁེལ་པོར (in an exact manner) · nl precies (in an exact manner) · tr tam (in an exact manner) · pl dokładnie (in an exact manner) · sh tačno (in an exact manner) · ko 정확하게 (in an exact manner) · cs přesně (in an exact manner) · ru то́чно (in an exact manner) · eo precize (in an exact manner) · ajp بالضبط (in an exact manner) · tr tam anlamda (in an exact manner) · fi täsmällisesti (in an exact manner) · ca exactament (in an exact manner) · bg точно (in an exact manner) · es exactamente (in an exact manner) · ar تَمَامًا (in an exact manner) · ja 正確に (in an exact manner) · ka ზუსტად (in an exact manner) · ajp تمام (in an exact manner) · sh точно (in an exact manner) · fr exactement (in an exact manner) · sh тачно (in an exact manner) · cy i'r dim (in an exact manner) · de genau (in an exact manner) · es exacto (in an exact manner) · cmn 恰恰 (in an exact manner) · ar بِالضَّبْط (in an exact manner) · oc exactament (in an exact manner) · he בדיוק (in an exact manner) · rm exact (in an exact manner) · io exakte (in an exact manner) · et täpselt (in an exact manner) · pl precyzyjnie (in an exact manner) · es tal como (in an exact manner) · rm exactamain (in an exact manner) · it esattamente (in an exact manner) · sl točno (in an exact manner) · tr tam olarak (in an exact manner) · tr aynen (in an exact manner) · cy yn gymwys (in an exact manner) · mi(in an exact manner) · fi tarkalleen (in an exact manner) · pl ściśle (in an exact manner) · grc ἀκριβῶς (in an exact manner) · ms tepat-tepat (in an exact manner) · fi tarkkaan (in an exact manner) · gur(in an exact manner) · be сапраўды (in an exact manner) · bo འཕྱུག་པ་མེད་པར (in an exact manner) · fi täsmälleen (in an exact manner) · pt exatamente (in an exact manner) · got 𐌲𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰𐌱𐌰 (in an exact manner) · fi tasan (in an exact manner) · hu pontosan (in an exact manner) · lb genee (in an exact manner) · la ad unguem (in an exact manner) · ms dengan tepat (in an exact manner) · sv prick (in an exact manner) · uk точно (in an exact manner) · chy tó'tae- (in an exact manner) · ga go díreach (in an exact manner) · la examussim (in an exact manner) · id tepat (in an exact manner)

exactly en · INTJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɪɡˈzæk(t).li/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From exact + -ly.

Meanings

  1. Signifies agreement or recognition.
    • So you're saying that we have only three days left? — Yes, exactly!

Translations (43)

et täpselt (signifying agreement or recognition) · bo ཏག་ཏག་རེད (signifying agreement or recognition) · sv precis (signifying agreement or recognition) · pl właśnie (signifying agreement or recognition) · sh točno (signifying agreement or recognition) · da præcis (signifying agreement or recognition) · cs přesně (signifying agreement or recognition) · sv exakt (signifying agreement or recognition) · ms tepat sekali (signifying agreement or recognition) · fi täsmälleen (signifying agreement or recognition) · tl mismo (signifying agreement or recognition) · it appunto (signifying agreement or recognition) · nb nettopp (signifying agreement or recognition) · lad djustamente (signifying agreement or recognition) · ru вот и́менно (signifying agreement or recognition) · uk са́ме (signifying agreement or recognition) · lad tamam (signifying agreement or recognition) · cy yn gymwys (signifying agreement or recognition) · de ganz genau (signifying agreement or recognition) · vi đó (signifying agreement or recognition) · bg именно (signifying agreement or recognition) · bo ད་ག་རང་རེད (signifying agreement or recognition) · gd dìreach (signifying agreement or recognition) · ru и́менно (signifying agreement or recognition) · pl dokładnie (signifying agreement or recognition) · fi aivan (signifying agreement or recognition) · es exacto (signifying agreement or recognition) · mi koia pū (signifying agreement or recognition) · lad eksaktamente (signifying agreement or recognition) · tr aynen öyle (signifying agreement or recognition) · es école (signifying agreement or recognition) · cy yn union (signifying agreement or recognition) · nl precies (signifying agreement or recognition) · is einmitt (signifying agreement or recognition) · es exactamente (signifying agreement or recognition) · vi đúng rồi (signifying agreement or recognition) · pl no właśnie (signifying agreement or recognition) · he בדיוק (signifying agreement or recognition) · nb akkurat (signifying agreement or recognition) · vi đúng vậy (signifying agreement or recognition) · sco preceese (signifying agreement or recognition) · fi juuri niin (signifying agreement or recognition) · ar بِالْضَبْط (signifying agreement or recognition)