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Definition of "exactly" []

  • In an exact manner; accurately. (adverb)
  • In all respects; just: Do exactly as you please. (adverb)
  • As you say. Used to indicate agreement. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "exactly" in a sentence
  • "Because it smells exactly and I mean *exactly* like Wint-o-green Life Savers."
  • ""You'll do exactly what I tell you, _exactly_, without asking how or why?""
  • "And as we know, doing exactly what Bush wants, no questions asked is *exactly* the same as failing to oppose him in all things no matter what even if it means abandoning a liberal cause he happens to take up, the bastard."