different between carefully vs exactly

English

Etymology

From Middle English carfulli, carefulliche, from Old English carfull??e, ?earfull??e (“carefully, diligently”), equivalent to careful +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??f?li/, /?k??fli/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k??f?li/, /?k??fli/
• Hyphenation: care?ful?ly, caref?ully

Adverb

carefully (comparative more carefully, superlative most carefully)

1. (obsolete) Sorrowfully.
2. With care; attentively, circumspectly.

   • Then his sallow face brightened, for the hall had been carefully furnished, and was very clean. ¶ There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.

Translations

English

Etymology

exact +? -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???zæk(t)li/

Adverb

exactly (comparative more exactly, superlative most exactly)

1. (manner) Without approximation; precisely.

2. (focus) Precisely, used to provide emphasis.
   • 2012, Amlynn Smith, Lost and Found (page 18)

     His hair is a semilong dull red and pulled back in a sloppy pony at the base of his neck, and his face is riddled with small freckles and grease, but out here I can see personal hygiene isn't exactly at the top of the priority list.

Synonyms

• (without approximation): accurately, exact, perfectly; see also Thesaurus:exactly

Antonyms

• (without approximation): approximately

Translations

Interjection

exactly

1. Signifies agreement or recognition.

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