adverb
exactly
ihg-ZAK-lee
adverb
1
Precisely, with no approximation or margin of error.
"The train left at exactly nine o'clock."
interjection
1
Used on its own to show agreement with what someone just said.
""So it was never really about the money?" "Exactly.""
How to Use Exactly
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishPrecisely — or, said alone, "you're completely right."
Common pairings
exactly the same
not exactly
exactly right
Word Forms
more exactly comparative, most exactly superlative
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Etymology
From exact + the adverb suffix -ly.