English → Latin
“exactly” in Latin
dīligenterdiligently, carefullyaccūrōto take care of, do something with care, attend or give attention toexigōto drive out; expel; to demand, require; enforce, exact (pay); to execute, complete a tasksubtīlisfine, thin, slender; precise, accurate, keen; plain, unadorned, simplecertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved, determinedvērōverily, truly, really, doubtless, in truth, indeed; in particular, specifically; butitaso; yes; thusrēctusled straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright.; right, correct, proper, appropriate, befitting.; moral
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
exactly
diligenter: accurate: diligenter et accurate: accurate et exquisite: exacte: subtiliter [SYN. in ACCURATE].
Exactly so (in ANSWER), certe: vero: ita: ita est: sic est: recte: etiam: sane: sane quidem. [SYN. in YES.]
Exactly, in definitions of number, time, etc., ipse (e.g., triginta dies erant ipsi; just or exactly thirty days, ipso vicesimo anno, etc.).
Exactly as if, etc. Vid: “Just as if.”
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for exactly?
- The usual Latin words for “exactly” are dīligenter, accūrō, exigō; also subtīlis, certus, vērō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.