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  • adjective Used other than as an idiom: see on,‎ nose.
  • adjective idiomatic Exact; precise; appropriate.
  • adjective slang, Australia Smelly, malodorous; often used figuratively.

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  • adjective being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion
  • adverb just as it should be

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