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[ pri-sahys ] SHOW IPA
/ prɪˈsaɪs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
being exactly that and neither more nor less: a precise temperature; a precise amount.
being just that and no other: the precise dress she had wanted.
definite or exact in statement, as a person.
carefully distinct: precise articulation.
exact in measuring, recording, etc.: a precise instrument.
excessively or rigidly particular: precise observance of regulations; precise grooming.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of precise 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin praecīsus curtailed, brief, originally past participle of praecīdere to cut off, cut short, equivalent to prae- pre- + -cīsus, combining form of caesus, past participle of caedere to cut
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OTHER WORDS FROM precise pre·cise·ly, adverb pre·cise·ness, noun o·ver·pre·cise, adjective o·ver·pre·cise·ly, adverb
o·ver·pre·cise·ness, noun su·per·pre·cise, adjective su·per·pre·cise·ly, adverb su·per·pre·cise·ness, noun ul·tra·pre·cise, adjective un·pre·cise, adjective un·pre·cise·ly, adverb un·pre·cise·ness, noun
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Example sentences from the Web for precise The goal is to create a literary anatomy of the last century—or, to be precise , from 1900 to 2014.
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I thought he was very intelligent, very gentle, soft-spoken, precise .
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There the precise punctures of a rabbit track dotted the level snow of the woods.
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Clay, to be precise , is a silicate of alumina, a term which is interesting when it is explained.
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Whitlocke himself, though he afterwards declined the honour as inconvenient, is precise as to the date.
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It makes no difference as to the precise way in which this sinister efficiency is shown.
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Their precise nature and the date of the inscription describing them have been the subject of much discussion.
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British Dictionary definitions for precise adjective strictly correct in amount or value a precise sum
designating a certain thing and no other; particular this precise location
using or operating with total accuracy precise instruments
strict in observance of rules, standards, etc a precise mind
Derived forms of precise preciseness , noun Word Origin for precise C16: from French précis, from Latin praecīdere to curtail, from prae before + caedere to cut
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