Exactly
Exactly adverb - As stated or indicated without the slightest difference.
Strictly speaking and exactly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strictly speaking" instead an adverb "Exactly".
Strictly speaking
Strictly speaking adverb - In actual fact.
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Exactly and strictly speaking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exactly" instead an adverb phrase "Strictly speaking".
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- precisely and exactly
- precisely and strictly speaking
- particularly and exactly
- particularly and strictly speaking
- accurately and exactly
- accurately and strictly speaking
- closely and exactly
- closely and strictly speaking
- specifically and exactly
- specifically and strictly speaking
- expressly and exactly
- expressly and strictly speaking
- strictly and exactly
- strictly and strictly speaking
Both terms in one sentence
- Pessimal, who - strictly speaking - does not exactly fit this trope, since he wasn't named as a child, he was "initialled", so A.E.
Source: Mysterious Middle Initial - In fact, the Cordelia we had been seeing for most of the fourth season wasn't exactly Cordelia, strictly speaking, but was her being controlled by a God-like entity.
Source: Commuting on a Bus - Strictly speaking, there is only one pun: 格 is pronounced exactly the same as 革, and 革命 means "revolution" (and 起革命 means "starting a revolution", but this is used more and more in non-serious contexts in modern times), while 起格 means "pixelated".
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