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| 1. | [ adverb ] indicating exactness or preciseness | |
| Synonyms: | just precisely | |
| 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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| Related terms: | precise exact precise exact | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] just as it should be | |
| Synonyms: | precisely on_the_button on_the_dot on_the_nose | |
| Examples: | "`Precisely, my lord,' he said" |
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| 3. | [ adverb ] in a precise manner | |
| Synonyms: | precisely incisively | |
| Examples: | "she always expressed herself precisely" |
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| Related terms: | imprecisely imprecisely accurate accurate accurate | |
| Similar spelling: |
exact exocet exacta exhaust execute executor executed exaction exacting exist executrix executive execution executing executant exactness |
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