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Differently vs Exactly - What's the difference?

differently | exactly |

In manner|lang=en terms the difference between differently and exactly

is that differently is (manner) in a different way while exactly is (manner) without approximation; precisely.

As adverbs the difference between differently and exactly

is that differently is (manner) in a different way while exactly is (manner) without approximation; precisely.

As an interjection exactly is

(signifies agreement or recognition).

differently

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • (manner) In a different way.
  • * 1815 , Critical Analysis of Recent Publications'', in ''The Medical and Physical Journal , Vol. 34,
    • I was (says Mr. Highmore) forcibly struck with the violence of its pulsation, so much so, that, if it had been differently situated, I should have considered it an aneurism of considerable magnitude.
  • * 1912 , ,
    • "You see, gentlemen, I couldn't bear the look of him, there was something in him ignoble, impudent, trampling on everything sacred, something sneering and irreverent, loathsome, loathsome. But now that he's dead, I feel differently ."
    "How do you mean?"
    "I don't feel differently , but I wish I hadn't hated him so."
    "You feel penitent?"
    "No, not penitent, don't write that. I'm not much good myself; I'm not very beautiful, so I had no right to consider him repulsive. That's what I mean. Write that down, if you like."
  • * 2007', Vanessa Leonardi, ''Gender and Ideology in Translation: Do Women and Men Translate '''Differently ? ,
    • Recent research in the field of sociolinguistics and related fields has shown that women and men speak differently .

    exactly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (manner) without approximation; precisely.
    • Measure exactly so we can be sure it is right.
    The edge is not exactly straight.
  • (focus) Used to provide emphasis.
    • It was exactly an Eastern gray squirrel.
    He divided the coins exactly in half.
    He did it that way exactly to prove the point.
    His complaint was exactly that she failed to meet the deadline by four days.

    Antonyms

    * approximately

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (Signifies agreement or recognition)
    • So you're saying that we have only three days left? / Yes, exactly !