Definitions for exactly
ɪgˈzækt liex·act·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. 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"

2. precisely, exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the buttonadverb

   just as it should be

   "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"

3. precisely, incisively, exactlyadverb

   in a precise manner

   "she always expressed herself precisely"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. exactlyadverb

   without approximation; precisely.

2. exactlyadverb

   Used to provide emphasis.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exactlyadverb

   in an exact manner; precisely according to a rule, standard, or fact; accurately; strictly; correctly; nicely

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'exactly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1118

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'exactly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #458

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'exactly' in Adverbs Frequency: #96

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce exactly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say exactly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of exactly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of exactly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of exactly in a Sentence

1. Brink Fidler:

   The only victims this shooter was able to get to were victims that were stuck in some sort of open area or hallway, several were able to evacuate safely. The ones that couldn’t do that safely did exactly what they were taught and trained to do.

2. Jason Rantz:

   We have to make sure that we are criticizing the president if he's doing things that need to be criticized in order to protect our troops and to protect our country as we try to figure out exactly what's going to happen, this idea that we shouldn't be criticizing someone who is the leader of a country that's not even in the direct conflict in this war is rather ludicrous. We're supposed to put a check on the powers of the people who are making these decisions.

3. Martin McKee:

   Some people will dismiss our analysis as 'Project Fear'. But with just over a month to go to Brexit ... it just isn't good enough to keep saying that 'something will work out' without any details of exactly how.

4. Sabine Dziemian:

   In general it's very intuitive because I don't have to think about commands or something like this. I simply think about where I want to draw or which color I want to take. And by thinking, a person usually looks at that color. So I also then look at that color and the robot goes there because it detects my eye movements and where I'm looking, and it has the co-ordinates exactly so it goes there directly. So I don't have to think a lot about this when I'm controlling it.

5. Vasiliki Ilia Marinaki:

   They are afraid to go to Turkey, they told me that they will definitely be tortured. They told me exactly 'we are going to beg for death, we are going to be dead anyway'.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=exactly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Exactly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=exactly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exactly
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=exactly