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Draco's not really a bully. He's not exactly the biggest, strongest guy in the world. He's more a rich, snobby person. He thinks of himself as really cool.
Tom Felton

Meaning of "not exactly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NOT EXACTLY

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NOT EXACTLY

not a sausage
not bad
not bat an eye
not be able to run a chook raffle
not by a long chalk
not by a long sight
not care a fuck
NOT circuit
not counting
not cricket
not for much longer
not for the faint-hearted
NOT gate
not give a damn
not give a hoot
not half
not half bad
not have a bean
not have a leg to stand on
not have a penny to bless oneself with

WORDS THAT END LIKE NOT EXACTLY

abjectly
abstractly
adjunctly
circumspectly
compactly
conjunctly
correctly
directly
distinctly
exactly
imperfectly
incorrectly
indirectly
indistinctly
inexactly
intactly
matter-of-factly
perfectly
strictly
succinctly

Synonyms and antonyms of not exactly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NOT EXACTLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «not exactly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of not exactly

Translation of «not exactly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NOT EXACTLY

Find out the translation of not exactly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of not exactly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «not exactly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不完全
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

no exactamente
570 millions of speakers

English

not exactly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिल्कुल नहीं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ليس بالضبط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

не совсем
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

não exatamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেপারটা এমন না
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pas exactement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tidak tepat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nicht genau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

正確ではない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정확히
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora tepat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không chính xác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சரியாக இல்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नक्की नाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tam olarak değil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

non esattamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nie do końca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

не зовсім
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nu chiar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δεν είναι ακριβώς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nie presies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inte exakt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ikke akkurat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of not exactly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NOT EXACTLY»

The term «not exactly» is very widely used and occupies the 17.313 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NOT EXACTLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «not exactly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «not exactly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about not exactly

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10 QUOTES WITH «NOT EXACTLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word not exactly.
1
Rosecrans Baldwin
Of course, there's no reason that Paris should have decent Mexican food. It's a silly expectation - there's a Mexican population in Paris, but they're not exactly traveling there from across the border. Paris also doesn't do Peruvian all that well, either.
2
Heston Blumenthal
I was born in the '60s and grew up in the '70s - not exactly the best decade for food in British history. It was horrendous. It was a time when, as a nation, we excelled in art and music and acting and photography and fashion - all creative skills... all apart from cooking.
3
David Bradley
I'm not exactly watching my back. Most people, there's a twinkle when they admonish me. And I've watched a lot of footage on YouTube of people's reactions to watching me.
4
Stephen Chbosky
Well, I think that part of being young is not exactly knowing why you do some of the things that you do. And it's by exploring your life or experimenting or making mistakes and learning from them hopefully that you start to forge an identity.
5
Alonzo Church
Well it was not exactly a dissertation in logic, at least not the kind of logic you would find in Whitehead and Russell's Principia Mathematica for instance. It looked more like mathematics; no formalized language was used.
6
Tre Cool
I'm not exactly sure how many kids I have, but yes, I do miss them officially, for the record. In case any of them are listening, I love you.
7
Matt Dallas
I'm not exactly a maths genius - I'm really good at maths, maths was my favorite subject in school, but I wasn't a genius.
8
Lexa Doig
I sit on my duff, smoke cigarettes and watch TV. I'm not exactly a poster girl for healthy living.
9
Anne Enright
If you grow up in Ireland and read books then you really are obliged to attempt your own some time. It is not exactly a choice. I still don't know if I am a writer. Believe me, there are days when I have my doubts.
10
Tom Felton
Draco's not really a bully. He's not exactly the biggest, strongest guy in the world. He's more a rich, snobby person. He thinks of himself as really cool.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOT EXACTLY»

Discover the use of not exactly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to not exactly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Not Exactly a Love Story
But as Vinnie gets to know Patsy in real life, it’s clear that both identities can’t survive. . . . From the Hardcover edition.
Audrey Couloumbis, 2012
2
Not Exactly Eden
Returning a mysterious wedding gift leads a disillusioned socialite on a healing journey to a father she'd never known and unexpected love in a savage jungle paradise.
Linda Windsor, 2000
3
Not Exactly Rocket Science
In this collection of essays from the blog Not Exactly Rocket Science, award-winning writer Ed Yong takes a look at some of the quirkiest, most interesting and most ground-breaking scientific research from the last year.
Ed Yong, 2008
4
Not Exactly: In Praise of Vagueness
We often think in discontinuous categories when we are considering something continuous. In this book, van Deemter cuts across various disciplines in considering the nature and importance of vagueness.
Kees van Deemter, 2010
5
Not Exactly Normal
A sixth-grader at St. Luke's Episcopal School in rural New England sets out to have a mystical experience and learns valuable lessons about himself and the world along the way.
Devin Brown, 2006
6
Not Exactly The Three Musketeers
As loyal subjects of the Castle Cullinane, Pirojil, Durine, and Kethol are asked to perform many tasks and take daring risks for the sake of Dowager Empress and her great empire. Reprint.
Joel Rosenberg, 2000
7
Not Exactly What I Had in Mind: An Incurable Love Story
This is one woman's story about having a real life while facing the question of how long she might live. Serialized in Self magazine. 208 pp. National ads. Author tour. 40,000 print. From the Hardcover edition.
Rosemary Breslin, 2009
8
Not Exactly Ghosts and Fires Burn Blue
Taking his inspiration from the master of the ghost story, M. R. James, who chilled by implication rather than by gory description, Caldecott created believable but unsettling scenarios which effectively produce a sense of unease in the ...
Andrew Caldecott, 2007
9
That's (Not Exactly) Amore: A Novel
When Laini Sullivan lands a job designing Nick Pantalone's coffee shop, there are two problems: one, Nick's nephew Joe hates all of her ideas and two, Laini has to admit he's right--she's a disaster at design.
Tracey Bateman, 2008
10
Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!
Ling and Ting are twins.
Grace Lin, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOT EXACTLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term not exactly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fire not exactly a honeymoon for Glacier visitors
Brian and Summer Hertz, newlyweds from New York on their honeymoon, dropped off their luggage at Rising Sun Motor Inn in Glacier National ... «Great Falls Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Not exactly missing it: Apple's quarterly results
Apple announced its quarterly results this week and it's like waking up to Sonny and Cher singing “I've got you, babe!” Despite selling a ... «Macworld, Jul 15»
3
Planned Parenthood Is Not the Problem
At least, not exactly. The problem is the cultural ideology that we've accepted as irrefutable gospel truth. The ideology that makes itself the ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
4
Don Rhodes: 'Shark Week' is not exactly reality TV
This is the time of year we love to hate or fear sharks. Just look at the TV shows during “Shark Week” on the Discovery Channel. Or, watch the ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
5
Kevin Durant is not exactly a Gold Glove fielder
There are some professional athletes that could seemingly play any sport with ease. Russell Wilson wants to be a two sport athlete, and LeBron ... «Sun Times National, Jul 15»
6
Saturday not exactly the day that was forecast
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN (WKZO) It was supposed to be the hottest day of the year, and instead turned into a stormy and wet one. Straight line ... «WNWN-FM, Jul 15»
7
Dolphins Riding Whales? It's Not Exactly New
Recently, a photo of a playful dolphin riding the nose of a humpback whale has been circulating around popular social media. It's a stunning ... «Nature World News, Jul 15»
8
Happy hour is back, but it's not exactly 'cheers' all around
BLOOMINGTON — Happy hour is back in Illinois, but while some bars swiftly announced drink specials that would have been illegal a week ... «Bloomington Pantagraph, Jul 15»
9
Donald Trump says 'most people' read his book. Not exactly.
Donald Trump's campaign is diverse in its complaints and unified on the one necessary solution: Everything bad in America would be fixed if ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
10
Amy Schumer reveals she's not exactly like her Trainwreck character
'I was just spreading myself really thin. You know, at college, you go to a bar or a party and it's so packed, so awful, that you have to drink your ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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