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The four of `ちゃんと`, `きちんと`, `きっちり` and `ぴったり` all seem to mean something like
"perfectly", "precisely" or "exactly", and there seems to be a lot of
similarity between their definitions.

Daijisen says that all three of
[`ちゃんと`](http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%82%93%E3%81%A8&dtype=0&dname=0na&stype=0&index=11991200&pagenum=1),
[`きちんと`](http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?p=%E3%81%8D%E3%81%A1%E3%82%93%E3%81%A8&stype=0&dtype=0)
and
[`きっちり`](http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?p=%E3%81%8D%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A1%E3%82%8A&stype=0&dtype=0)
can mean something like "without disorder and well arranged" and
[`きっちり`](http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?p=%E3%81%8D%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A1%E3%82%8A&stype=0&dtype=0)
and
[`ぴったり`](http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?p=%E3%81%B4%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E3%82%8A&enc=UTF-8&stype=0&dtype=0)
"without deviation", but I think they're used in different ways.

I think just from the way I've seen them used that `ちゃんと` might often, though
not always, be close to "(do something) the way you're supposed/expected to",
`きちんとした` "spotless", `きちんと` "to the letter", `きっちり` "firmly" and `ぴったり`
"(suits) perfectly"/"perfect (match for)", but I'm not really confident and I
don't have sources to back it up.

What is the difference between them and how do their usages differ?
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word-choice adverbs
What's the difference between ちゃんと, きちんと, きっちり and ぴったり?
The first two are used in contexts like: "do it properly."

> ちゃんと手を洗ってください
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> きちんと部屋を掃除してください。

To me, it seems that きちんと implies more concentration/involvement. The result
is cleaner, more polished. Thus, ちゃんとできた would be "I did it as required",
while きちんとできた would be "Not only did I do it as required, but I also paid
attention to every detail."

The last one is used to express a perfect fit.

> このズボンがぴったり合う

I've never used/noticed きっちり, so I won't discuss it.
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