exactly
/ɪɡˈzæk(t).li/ adverb A2- Without approximation; precisely. · Measure exactly so we can be sure it is right.· The edge is not exactly straight.
- Precisely, used to provide emphasis. · He did it that way exactly to prove the point.
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“Exactly, my dear Watson!
She tried it on her own head and found that it fitted her exactly.
“Exactly so!” declared the little man, rubbing his hands together as if it pleased him.
Oz, left to himself, smiled to think of his success in giving the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman and the Lion exactly what they thought they wanted.
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