Local English word record

exactly

adverb · 3 senses

indicating exactness or preciseness

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Examples

  • 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

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Synonyms

precisely, just

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