exact

adjective
/ɪɡˈzækt/

Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.

Example

“The clock keeps exact time.”

Other meanings

Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual.
“a man exact in observing an appointment”
Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.

Related words

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Example sentences

“Cookie spends most of his day in that exact spot.”
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Word history

From Middle English "exact".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “exact” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.