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You mean that you're going to tell me the truth? Exactly.

exactly |igˈzak(t)lē|
adverb
1 without discrepancy (used to emphasize the accuracy of a figure or description) : they met in 1989 and got married exactly two years later | fold the second strip of paper in exactly the same way.
2 in exact terms; without vagueness : what exactly are you looking for?
3 used as a reply to confirm or agree with what has just been said : “You mean that you're going to tell me the truth?” “Exactly.”
PHRASES
not exactly informal 1 not at all : that was not exactly convincing. 2 not quite but close to being : not exactly agitated, but disturbed.

exactly
adverb
1 it's exactly as I expected it to be: precisely, entirely, absolutely, completely, totally, just, quite, in every way, in every respect, one hundred percent, every inch; informal to a T, on the money.
2 write the quotation out exactly: accurately, precisely, correctly, unerringly, faultlessly, perfectly; verbatim, word for word, letter for letter, to the letter, faithfully.
exclamation
“She escaped?” “Exactly.”: precisely, yes, that's right, just so, quite so, quite, indeed, absolutely; informal you got it.
PHRASES
not exactly I'm not exactly a spring chicken: by no means, not at all, in no way, certainly not; not really.

07.11.2009. 02:26