English Explanatory Dictionary

acribic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. meticulous, painstaking, thorough
  2. (chemistry) (of a chemical name) systematic

Word forms

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Etymology

From German akribisch (“meticulous”) or its etymon Ancient Greek ἀκριβής (akribḗs, “exact, accurate, precise”).

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