in so many words
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› directly, or in a way that makes it very clear what you mean: "Did he say he was unhappy with Anna?" "Well, not in so many words but that was certainly the impression I got." I told her, in so many words, to stop interfering.Accurate and exact
(Definition of in so many words from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accuracy noun
- accurate adjective
- aright adverb
- authoritative adjective
- bang adverb
- be bang on idiom
- exact adjective
- exactly adverb
- flat adverb (COMPLETELY)
- infallibly adverb
- letter-perfect adjective
- literal adjective
- on the nose idiom
- precise adjective (EXACT)
- technically adverb
- to the day idiom
- to the letter idiom
- truly adverb (EXACTLY)
- unerring adjective
- verbatim adverb
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