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Adverb: exactly  ig'zakt-lee or eg'zakt-lee
  1. Indicating exactness or preciseness
    "he was doing exactly what she had told him to do";
    - precisely, just, properly
     
  2. Just as it should be
    "'exactly, my lord,' he said";
    - precisely, on the nose [informal], on the dot [informal], on the button [informal]
     
  3. In a precise manner
    "she always expressed herself exactly";
    - precisely, incisively

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