pre|cise´ly

pre|cise´ly
pre|cise «prih SYS», adjective.
1. exact; accurate; definite: »

a precise instrument. The directions he gave us were so precise that we found our way easily. The precise sum was 34 cents. The essential criterion must always be that the information sought is reducible to a precise formula (Anthony H. Richmond).

 SYNONYM(S): correct.
2. careful; scrupulous; fastidious: »

precise handwriting. She was precise in her manners.

3. strict; particular: »

We had precise orders to come home by nine o'clock.

╂[< Middle French précis, précise, learned borrowings from Latin praecīsus abridged, cut off < praecīdere to cut short < prae- in front + caedere to cut]
–pre|cise´ly, adverb.
–pre|cise´ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • pre|cise — «prih SYS», adjective. 1. exact; accurate; definite: »a precise instrument. The directions he gave us were so precise that we found our way easily. The precise sum was 34 cents. The essential criterion must always be that the information sought… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre|cise´ness — pre|cise «prih SYS», adjective. 1. exact; accurate; definite: »a precise instrument. The directions he gave us were so precise that we found our way easily. The precise sum was 34 cents. The essential criterion must always be that the information …   Useful english dictionary

  • im´pre|cise´ness — im|pre|cise «IHM prih SYS», adjective. not precise; lacking precision; inaccurate: »Wisdom was imprecise, my hand s loose judgment dark (New Yorker). SYNONYM(S): inexact. –im´pre|cise´ly, adverb. –im´pre|cise´ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • im´pre|cise´ly — im|pre|cise «IHM prih SYS», adjective. not precise; lacking precision; inaccurate: »Wisdom was imprecise, my hand s loose judgment dark (New Yorker). SYNONYM(S): inexact. –im´pre|cise´ly, adverb. –im´pre|cise´ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • im|pre|cise — «IHM prih SYS», adjective. not precise; lacking precision; inaccurate: »Wisdom was imprecise, my hand s loose judgment dark (New Yorker). SYNONYM(S): inexact. –im´pre|cise´ly, adverb. –im´pre|cise´ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • un´pre|cise´ness — un|pre|cise «UHN prih SYS», adjective. not precise; lacking precision or definiteness; inexact. –un´pre|cise´ly, adverb. –un´pre|cise´ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • un´pre|cise´ly — un|pre|cise «UHN prih SYS», adjective. not precise; lacking precision or definiteness; inexact. –un´pre|cise´ly, adverb. –un´pre|cise´ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|pre|cise — «UHN prih SYS», adjective. not precise; lacking precision or definiteness; inexact. –un´pre|cise´ly, adverb. –un´pre|cise´ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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