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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exactly
adv
  1. indicating exactness or preciseness; "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"
    Synonym(s): precisely, exactly, just
  2. just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"
    Synonym(s): precisely, exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the button
  3. in a precise manner; "she always expressed herself precisely"
    Synonym(s): precisely, incisively, exactly
    Antonym(s): imprecisely, inexactly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Exactly \Ex*act"ly\, adv.
      In an exact manner; precisely according to a rule, standard,
      or fact; accurately; strictly; correctly; nicely. [bd]Exactly
      wrought.[b8] --Shak.
  
               His enemies were pleased, for he had acted exactly as
               their interests required.                        --Bancroft.
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