Exactly and Sic

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Exactly adverb - As stated or indicated without the slightest difference.

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Sic and exactly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sic" instead the word "Exactly" as an adjective or an adverb.

Nearby Words: exact, exactness

Sic adverb - Intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase).

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Exactly and sic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exactly" instead the word "Sic" as an adjective or an adverb.

Later on we get Apex[sic] Twin and Delirium Trigger, though it's not yet clear exactly who named those.

Source: Webcomic / Coga Nito
At one point a guard comes in, remembers Celesia's [sic] tendency to Shoot the Messenger, and then tells her exactly the same thing he would have otherwise, except that he prefaces it by calling it good news instead of bad news.

Source: Bad News in a Good Way
You Make Me Sic: As the newspaper meeting discusses the aliens, one person asks how exactly they're supposed to spell "Karellen", when they've only heard it spoken.

Source: Series / Childhood's End

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