Kilo Lingo

/ɪɡˈzæktli/

Line drawing of exactly
Coloured illustration of exactly
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Translation

In a way that is completely right, with nothing wrong and nothing missing.

Word origin

From Latin exactus, meaning weighed out or precise.

Origin
Latin
Root
exactus
English cognates
exact

Examples

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"Exactly" means at that time and not a minute later.

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Here "exactly" means completely the same.

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On its own, "exactly" tells someone that they are right.

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