Exactly
Exactly adverb - To a full extent or degree.
Usage example: she listened to the advice, then did exactly what she wanted to anyway
Thoroughly and exactly are semantically related in quite topic. In some cases you can use "Thoroughly" instead an adverb "Exactly", when it comes to topics like entirely, completely, totally.
Thoroughly
Thoroughly adverb - To a full extent or degree.
Usage example: I am thoroughly satisfied with her explanation of the events of that evening
Exactly and thoroughly are semantically related in quite topic. Sometimes you can use "Exactly" instead an adverb "Thoroughly", if it concerns topics such as entirely, completely, totally.
Nearby Words: thorough, thoroughness
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Both words in one sentence
- He was a thoroughly nasty piece of work, he lied, sexually harassed women, and sadistically killed cats, but all that doesn't exactly warrant death, right?
Source: Literature / Heart of a Dog -
The novels, which are now vetted more thoroughly than they used to be, have featured Sybok exactly twice, both of them in the Myriad Universe novels, which take place entirely in alternate universes.
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Also, there are slaves who are not trafficked, and some forms of human trafficking which are thoroughly evil are not exactly slavery.
Source: Not Using the "Z" Word
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