English Explanatory Dictionary

exactly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Without approximation; precisely.
  2. Precisely, used to provide emphasis.
intj
  1. Signifies agreement or recognition.

Pronunciation

/ɪɡˈzæk(t).li/ en-us-exactly.ogg

Word forms

exactly more exactly most exactly

Etymology

From exact + -ly.

Synonyms

exact perfectly correctly dead-nuts definitely directly even exactly fully incisively just jump on target on the button on the dot on the mark on the money on the nose plump plunk precisely punctually right sharp slap slap bang squarely accurately

Antonyms

approximately imprecisely inaccurately incorrectly inexactly

Derived words

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