EXACTLY
ADVERBS
► ADEQUATELY with complete equality; with perfect correspondence; exactly → 1632 obs.
► ADZACKLY exactly → 1859 Amer. dial.
► ALRIGHT exactly, just → a1000 obs.
► ALSO wholly so, exactly so → a1000 obs.
► ARIGHT exactly, just → 1405 arch.
► AU PIED DE LA LETTRE exactly, down to the last detail; literally → 1739
► BANG thoroughly, completely, exactly → 1828 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► BEDAMNED a general intensifier, very, very much, exactly, completely → L16
► CERTAINLY exactly, definitely, precisely → 1460 obs.
► CLEANLY exactly, neatly, clearly → 1200
► COMPASSLY accordingly to measure or rule; exactly → 1606 obs.
► CORRECTLY exactly, accurately, without error → 1704
► CRITICALLY with precision or exactness; exactly, precisely, accurately → 1655 obs.
► DAMN a general intensifier, very, very much, exactly, completely → M19
► DAMNED a general intensifier, very, very much, exactly, precisely → 1922
► DEAD exactly, precisely → 1721
► DEAD-ASS exactly; completely → 1963
► DEAD BANG of position: exactly, directly → 1978 colloq.
► DESACKLY exactly → 1857 Eng. dial.
► DETERMINATELY exactly, precisely, distinctly → 1535
► DIRECTLY exactly, precisely in or towards the position indicated → 1455
► DISACKLY exactly → 1874 Eng. dial.
► DISACTLY exactly → 1740 Eng. dial.
► EVENLIKLY exactly → 1530 Sc. obs.
► EVENLY exactly → 1225 obs.
► EXPRESS of size or number: exactly, precisely → 1500 obs.
► EXPRESSLY of resemblance: exactly → 1642 obs.
► EXQUISITELY with delicate accuracy, exactly → 1526 obs.
► FAIR of position or place: exactly, precisely → 1225
► FAITHFULLY in accordance with the facts or original; accurately, exactly, correctly → 1425
► FEATLY exactly, precisely → a1450 obs.
► FLAT directly, exactly → 1531 obs.
► FOR ALL THE WORLD exactly, precisely → 1862 Eng. dial.
► FULL of position or direction: directly, exactly straight → 1475
► GRADELY carefully, exactly → 1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► IDENTICALLY in exactly the same way → 1625
► IDENTICALLY THE SAME in exactly the same way → 1765
► JUMP with exact coincidence or agreement; exactly, precisely → 1539 obs.
► JUMPLY coincidently, accordantly; exactly, precisely → 1586 obs.
► JUST as a modifier: exactly, precisely → 1440
► JUST MEET exactly, quite → 1703 Eng. dial.
► JUST SO exactly so → 1655
► KERWALLOP ► KERWHALLOP precisely, exactly → 1844 US sl.
► KINDLY accurately, exactly → 1425 obs.
► LEAL truly, exactly, accurately; perfectly, thoroughly → c1400 obs. exc. Sc.
► MATHEMATICALLY with the preciseness of mathematics; precisely, exactly → 1638
► MEET just, exactly, precisely → 1543 Eng. dial.
► NAMELY exactly, precisely → 1400 obs.
► NARROW with close attention, exactly → a1000 obs.
► NEAT exactly, precisely → 1875 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► NESAKTLY exactly → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NETLY exactly → 1862 Sc.
► NETT exactly → 1833 Sc.
► NICELY accurately, exactly, with fine precision → 1616
► ON THE BUTTON directly; exactly → 1903 Amer. colloq.
► ON THE HEAD exactly → 1949 US sl.
► ON THE NOSE exactly → 1883 US sl.
► ON THE SPOT accurately, exactly → 1884
► PATLY in a manner that exactly fits the purpose or occasion → 1632
► PERQUEER by heart, from memory; perfectly, exactly; clearly, distinctly → 1480 Sc.
► PERQUEERLY exactly, perfectly → 1760 Sc. obs.
► PERQUIRE by heart, by memory; hence, perfectly, accurately, exactly → 1775 Sc. obs.
► PERSACITLY – exactly → 1851 Amer. dial.
► PERSACKLY ► PERZACKLY ► PERZACTLY ► PREZACKLY exactly → 1851 Amer. dial.
► PLOP exactly, directly, right → 1862
► PLUMB exactly in a particular direction or position; directly, precisely → 1601
► PLUNK directly, exactly → 1866 colloq.
► POINT-BLANK absolutely, completely, exactly, directly, precisely → 1624
► POINT-VICE perfectly; exactly → 1641 obs.
► PRESSLY – concisely; precisely, exactly → 1529 obs.
► PREZACTLY exactly → 1835 Amer. dial.
► PROPERLY in accordance with fact; exactly, accurately → 1390
► PUNCTUALLY in every point or detail; precisely, exactly → 1581 obs.
► QUEEM exactly, neatly, snugly → 1710 Sc.
► REDLY exactly, correctly → 1275 obs.
► RIGHTLY exactly, accurately → a1000
► RIGHT SPANG exactly, fair → 1883 chiefly US
► RIGOROUSLY exactly, precisely → 1561
► SLAM-BANG exactly, precisely, directly → 1837 US sl.
► SLAP ► SLAP OFF exactly, perfectly → 1759 sl.
► SMACK exactly, completely → 1859 Amer. dial.
► SMACK-DAB exactly, precisely, completely → 1839 US colloq.
► SPANG exactly; directly → 1916 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► SQUARE completely, exactly, precisely → 1862 US colloq.
► SQUARELY precisely, exactly → 1626 obs.
► STRAIT exactly, precisely, with rigorous exactness → 1338 obs.
► STRAITLY precisely, exactly → 1395 obs.
► TO A CAT’S WHISKER to a T, very well, exactly → 1967 Amer. dial.
► TO A COW’S THUMB exactly, perfectly, to a hair → 1681 obs.
► TO A DOT exactly, precisely; to the smallest detail → 1728
► TO A GNAT’S BALLS adv. exactly, precisely → 1965 Amer. dial.
► TO A GNAT’S BRISTLE adv. exactly, precisely → 1905 Amer. dial.
► TO A GNAT’S EAR adv. exactly, precisely → 1965 Amer. dial.
► TO A GNAT’S EYE adv. exactly, precisely → 1965 Amer. dial.
► TO A GNAT’S EYEBROW adv. exactly, precisely → c1950 Amer. dial.
► TO A GNAT’S EYELASH adv. exactly, precisely → 1965 Amer. dial.
► TO A GNAT’S HAIR adv. exactly, precisely → 1940 Amer. dial.
► TO A GNAT’S HEEL adv. exactly, precisely → 1840 Amer. dial.
► TO A GNAT’S TAIL adv. exactly, precisely → 1935 Amer. dial.
► TO AN AFFYGRAPHY exactly, precisely → M19 Eng. sl.
► TO A SHAVING exactly, precisely → Eng. dial.
► TO A T precisely, exactly → 1693
► TO A TAG to the minutest point, exactly → 1679 obs.
► TO A TEE-WHITIE ► TO A TEEWITY ► TO A TEE-Y-TEE ► TO A T-WITEY ► TO A T-WYTY precisely, perfectly, exactly, entirely → 1929 Amer. dial.
► TO A TICK precisely, exactly → 1877 UK sl.
► TO A TITTLE with minute exactness; to the smallest particular; precisely, accurately → 1607
► TO THE KING’S TASTE perfectly, to perfection; exactly as would be desired → 1950 Amer. dial.
► TO THE QUEEN’S TASTE perfectly, to perfection; exactly as would be desired → 1891 Amer. dial.
► TRUE exactly, accurately, correctly → 1425
► TRULY exactly, accurately, precisely → 1375
► VERBATIM in so many words; exactly, precisely → 1566 obs.
► WORD FOR WORD exactly, in every particular → 1400
► ‘ZACKLY ► ‘ZACTLY exactly → 1886 colloq.