PRECISELY

[adverb]The fireworks begin at eight o'clock precisely.What do you think the problem is, precisely?Precisely is also used to emphasize the truth or accuracy of what you are saying.I know precisely what you mean.Whenever I tell him to do something, he does precisely the opposite."You look tired - you should go home and rest." "I'm going to do precisely that."But it's precisely because of the noise that they're thinking of moving.Armed conflict is precisely what the government is trying to avoid.You would say 'precisely' if you wanted to express complete agreement with someone or suggest that what they have said is obvious."It would be stupid to attempt the journey in the dark." "Precisely," he answered.