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[ adverb ] indicating exactness or preciseness
Examples "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do" "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone" "it has just enough salt" Used in print (The Providence Journal...)If most_of them were n't exactly specific - well , that 's the way it is in life , I guess . (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)And yet this is exactly the risk we run when we assume , as we too often do , that we can continue to preach the gospel in a form that makes it seem incredible and irrelevant to cultured men . (Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)He does not mean to say that Adam lost the similitude of God and his immortality through the fall ; for he was created not exactly immortal , nor yet exactly mortal , but capable of immortality as_well_as of mortality . (Mr. America, 4:6...)This comes not alone from high-set , high-rep training , but from certain definition specialization exercises which the champion selects for himself with the knowledge of exactly what works best for him . (High Fidelity, 11:10...)The effect of the recording is very open and natural , with the frequency emphasis exactly what you would expect from a live performance . |
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[ adverb ] just as it should be
Synonyms Examples "`Precisely, my lord,' he said" Used in print (Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)He does not mean to say that Adam lost the similitude of God and his immortality through the fall ; for he was created not exactly immortal , nor yet exactly mortal , but capable of immortality as_well_as of mortality . (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)Exactly ! |
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[ adverb ] in a precise manner
Synonyms Examples "she always expressed herself precisely" Related terms |
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