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| Exact | Exact \Ex*act"\, a. [L. exactus precise, accurate, p. p. of exigere to drive out, to demand, enforce, finish, determine, measure; ex out + agere to drive; cf. F. exact. See {Agent}, {Act}.] 1. Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of a letter; exact accounts. [1913 Webster] I took a great pains to make out the exact truth. --Jowett (Thucyd. ) [1913 Webster] 2. Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual; as, a man exact in observing an appointment; in my doings I was exact. ``I see thou art exact of taste.'' --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict. [1913 Webster] An exact command, Larded with many several sorts of reason. --Shak. [1913 Webster] |
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