EXACTLY


Meaning of EXACTLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ig-ˈzak-(t)lē ]

adverb

Date: 1612

1.

a. : in a manner or measure or to a degree or number that strictly conforms to a fact or condition

it's exactly 3 o'clock

these two pieces are exactly the same size

b. : in every respect : altogether , entirely

that was exactly the wrong thing to do

not exactly what I had in mind

2. : quite so — used to express agreement

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.