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ADVERB (3)

1. indicating exactness or preciseness;
- Example: "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"
- Example: "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"
- Example: "it has just enough salt"
[syn: precisely, exactly, just]

2. just as it should be;
- Example: "`Precisely, my lord,' he said";
[syn: precisely, exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the button]

3. in a precise manner;
- Example: "she always expressed herself precisely"
[syn: precisely, incisively, exactly]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Exactly \Ex*act"ly\, adv.
   In an exact manner; precisely according to a rule, standard,
   or fact; accurately; strictly; correctly; nicely. "Exactly
   wrought." --Shak.
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         His enemies were pleased, for he had acted exactly as
         their interests required.                --Bancroft.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

exactly
    adv 1: 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" [syn: precisely, exactly, just]
    2: just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said" [syn:
       precisely, exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the
       button]
    3: in a precise manner; "she always expressed herself precisely"
       [syn: precisely, incisively, exactly] [ant:
       imprecisely, inexactly]