exactly A2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪɡˈzæk(t).li/ See IPA manual Freq #376 Meanings 1 adv In a way that is completely correct or precise. I was doing exactly what they told me to do. 2 adv Used to add emphasis to a statement. He chose that color exactly to make a point. 3 intj Used to show that you completely agree with what someone has said. So you're saying we have only three days left? — Yes, exactly! Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a way that is completely... justpreciselyaccurately More correctlydead-nutsdefinitelydirectlyevenexactfullyincisivelyjumpperfectlyplump ↔ Opposites approximatelyimpreciselyinaccuratelyincorrectlyinexactly Word family Derived forms eggsactlyexacaticallyexacticallyexactuallyperxactlyperzacklyperzactlyprexactlyprezacklyprezactly Etymology AI details From exact + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # exactly **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adv, intj **IPA (US):** /ɪɡˈzæk(t).li/ **Frequency rank:** 376 ## Meanings 1. In a way that is completely correct or precise. 2. Used to add emphasis to a statement. 3. Used to show that you completely agree with what someone has said. ## Examples - I was doing exactly what they told me to do. - He chose that color exactly to make a point. - So you're saying we have only three days left? — Yes, exactly! ## Synonyms - correctly - dead-nuts - definitely - directly - even - exact - fully - incisively - jump - just - perfectly - plump ## Antonyms - approximately - imprecisely - inaccurately - incorrectly - inexactly ## Derived Forms - eggsactly - exacatically - exactically - exactually - perxactly - perzackly - perzactly - prexactly - prezackly - prezactly ## Etymology From exact + -ly. ## AI Etymology Exactly is formed from exact + -ly. In current use, the main senses are “In a way that is completely correct or precise” and “Used to add emphasis to a statement”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown