Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Precisely"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Precise \Pre*cise"\, a. [L. praecisus cut off, brief, concise,
p. p. of praecidere to cut off in front, to cut off; prae
before + caedere to cut: cf. F. pr['e]cis. Cf. {Concise}.]
1. Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined
or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal;
as, precise rules of morality.
The law in this point is not precise. --Bacon.
For the hour precise Exacts our parting hence.
--Milton.
2. Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or
exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal;
ceremonious. --Addison.
He was ever precise in promise-keeping. --Shak.
Syn: Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous;
punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See {Accurate}.
-- {Pre*cise"ly}, adv. -- {Pre*cise"ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
precisely
adv 1: indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely
(or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was
just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just
enough salt" [syn: {exactly}, {just}]
2: in a precise manner; "she always expressed herself
precisely" [syn: {incisively}, {exactly}] [ant: {imprecisely},
{imprecisely}]
3: just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said" [syn:
{exactly}, {on the nose}, {on the dot}, {on the button}]
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