exactly

adv.

1. In an exact manner; accurately.
2. In all respects; just: Do exactly as you please.
3. As you say. Used to indicate agreement.

adverb

1. In an exact manner: even¹, just, precisely. See precise/imprecise, same/different/compare.
2. With precision or absolute conformity: bang, dead, direct, directly, fair, flush, just, precisely, right, smack¹, square, squarely, straight. Slang smack-dab. See precise/imprecise.

adv

Definition: accurately, particularly
Antonyms: inaccurately, inexactly

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IN BRIEF: Indicating preciseness; In a precise manner; Just as it should be.

Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes in a day. — Denis Waitley

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - akkurat, præcis, egentlig, lige præcis

idioms:

• not exactly    absolut ikke, ikke just

Nederlands (Dutch)
precies, Precies!

Français (French)
adv. - avec précision, précisément, exactement, justement, (tout) juste

idioms:

• not exactly    pas exactement, pas précisément

Deutsch (German)
adv. - genau

idioms:

• not exactly    nicht genau

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - (επ)ακριβώς, με (σχολαστική) ακρίβεια, σωστά

idioms:

• not exactly    όχι ακριβώς

Italiano (Italian)
appunto, esattamente, precisamente

idioms:

• not exactly    non proprio

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - exatamente, rigorosamente

idioms:

• not exactly    não exatamente

Русский (Russian)
точно, именно, конечно, ровно

idioms:

• not exactly    не совсем

Español (Spanish)
adv. - justamente, precisamente, correctamente, puntualmente, meticulosamente, exactamente, en punto

idioms:

• not exactly    no precisamente

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - noga, exakt, just, precis

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
正确地, 严密地

idioms:

• not exactly    不见得, 并不完全是那样

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 正確地, 嚴密地

idioms:

• not exactly    不見得, 並不完全是那樣

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 정확히, 그렇고 말고

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 正確に, きちんと, ちょうど, 全くそのとおり

idioms:

• not exactly    必ずしも…ではない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) بالضبط, تماما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮בדיוק‬

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