exactly, adv.
freq. cnt. 39
freq. cnt. 39
indicating exactness or preciseness
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 152 freq. cnt.: 95 freq. cnt.: 37 freq. cnt.: 20
exactly just precisely properly
sample sentences
"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"
"Properly speaking, all true work is religion."--Thomas Carlyle
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to
just as it should be
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
exactly on the button on the dot on the nose precisely
sample sentences
"`Precisely, my lord,' he said"
in a precise manner
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
exactly incisively precisely