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1. | [ adverb ] indicating exactness or preciseness | |
Synonyms: | just exactly | |
Examples: | "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do" "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone" "it has just enough salt" |
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Related terms: | precise exact precise exact | |
2. | [ adverb ] in a precise manner | |
Synonyms: | exactly incisively | |
Examples: | "she always expressed herself precisely" |
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Related terms: | imprecisely imprecisely accurate accurate accurate | |
3. | [ adverb ] just as it should be | |
Synonyms: | exactly on_the_button on_the_dot on_the_nose | |
Examples: | "`Precisely, my lord,' he said" |
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Similar spelling: |
precise precis preciously projectile Prosise preciosity preciseness precious preciousness prosecute processed precision praxis projecting projection precocial precocious precociously precocity process project precess precast |