accurately

adverb

ac·​cu·​rate·​ly ˈa-kyə-rət-lē How to pronounce accurately (audio)
ˈa-k(ə-)rət-
ˈa-k(y)ərt-
: in an accurate manner : without mistakes or errors
It is very difficult to predict the weather accurately.
The book's title does not accurately reflect its subject.
For the first time, Europeans could accurately visualize their continent in a way that enabled them to improvise new navigational routes instead of simply going from point to point.Julie Rehmeyer

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The tech can interpret brain scans twice as accurately as professionals examining stroke patients, spot more bone fractures than humans can, and detect early signs of more than 1,000 diseases. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025 From the perspective of the atmosphere, the last decade could accurately be described as a slow-moving fever dream — one in which pollution from fossil fuels has continued to rise year after year. John D. Sutter, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025 Still, this technology requires careful attention to bias by ensuring AI agents recognize diverse communication patterns fairly and accurately, rather than embedding harmful assumptions. Rachel Curry, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025 Future work will focus on integrating snow-deposition modeling with PV yield simulations to more accurately predict energy losses and on expanding analyses to more complex, uneven alpine terrain. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for accurately

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First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of accurately was in 1581

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“Accurately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accurately. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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