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Definitions
lacking compromising or mitigating elements
Word origin
From Latin exāctus (the verb via Middle English exact), perfect passive participle of exigō (“demand, claim as due; measure by a standard, weigh, test”), from ex (“out”) + agō (“drive”).
Used in a sentence
“The clock keeps exact time.”
“He paid the exact debt.”
“an exact copy of a letter”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Fully accurate”5 letters
02“Perfectly accurate”5 letters
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