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adverb pre·cise·ly

Definition of PRECISELY

:  exactly <precisely two o'clock> —sometimes used as an intensive <was popular precisely because he was so kind>

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Examples of PRECISELY

1. <I feel precisely the same way as you do.>
2. <measured the length of the board precisely>

First Known Use of PRECISELY

14th century

Related to PRECISELY

Synonyms

due, full, just, exactly, right, sharp, smack-dab, squarely

Antonyms

imprecisely, inexactly, loosely

Related Words

even, expressly, faultlessly, perfectly; identically, uniformly; alike, likewise, similarly

Near Antonyms

slightly, somewhat, vaguely; differently, variably