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/ɪɡ'zæktli/

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adverb
indicating exactness or preciseness
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"he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"

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just precisely properly
adverb
in a precise manner
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incisively precisely

Opposite:

inexactly
adverb
just as it should be
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on the button on the dot on the nose precisely

Examples of exactly

"he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"