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ex·act·ly

exactly

 
 
pronunciation:
ihg zaekt li
part of speech: adverb
definition 1: When you do something exactly, you do it so that there will be no mistakes. If you measure something exactly, you make sure that the amount is not any more or any less than it should be.
My mom says that when you bake something, you should measure the ingredients exactly.Tara's little sister writes her letters very exactly. If she makes a mistake, she erases it carefully.
antonyms:
almost, approximately
similar words:
flat, full, right, sharp
definition 2: If two things are exactly the same, they are the same in every way. When you do exactly what you want, you do just what you want and nothing else.
Timmy and Tommy are identical twins. They look exactly the same.
antonyms:
approximately
similar words:
just