English Explanatory Dictionary

precisely

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a precise manner; exactly.
  2. Used to provide emphasis.

Pronunciation

/pɹɪˈsaɪs.li/ en-us-precisely.ogg

Word forms

precisely more precisely most precisely

Etymology

From precise + -ly.

Synonyms

exactly incisively accurately correctly dead-nuts definitely directly even exact fully just jump on target on the button on the dot on the mark on the money on the nose perfectly plump plunk precisely punctually right sharp slap slap bang squarely

Antonyms

imprecisely

Derived words

perxactly perzackly perzactly precisely unless prexactly prezackly prezactly
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