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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
exactly
/ɪɡˈzæk(t)li/
adverb1 of 2
no more and no less than; precisely
- “Her index and ring fingers are exactly the same length.”Tatoeba
- “That's not exactly the way I pictured things would happen.”Tatoeba
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interjection2 of 2
Signifies agreement or recognition.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)