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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRECI'SELY, adv. Exactly; nicely; accurately; in exact conformity to truth or to a model. The ideas are precisely expressed. The time of an eclipse may be precisely determined by calculation.
When more of these orders than one are to be set in several stories, there must be an exquisite care to place the columns precisely one over another.
1. With excess of formality; with scrupulous exactness or punctiliousness in behavior or ceremony.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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: precisely, exactly, just]
2: in a precise manner; "she always expressed herself precisely" [syn: precisely, incisively, exactly] [ant: imprecisely, inexactly]
3: just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said" [syn: precisely, exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the button]

Merriam Webster's

adverb Date: 14th century exactly <precisely two o'clock> — sometimes used as an intensive <was popular precisely because he was so kind>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv. 1 in a precise manner; exactly. 2 (as a reply) quite so; as you say.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Precisely means accurately and exactly. Nobody knows precisely how many people are still living in the camp... The meeting began at precisely 4.00 p.m... = exactly ADV: ADV with v, ADV with cl/group 2. You can use precisely to emphasize that a reason or fact is the only important one there is, or that it is obvious. Children come to zoos precisely to see captive animals... ADV: ADV with cl/group [emphasis] 3. You can say 'precisely' to confirm in an emphatic way that what someone has just said is true. 'Did you find yourself wondering what went wrong?'—'Precisely.' = exactly ADV: as reply [emphasis]

Moby Thesaurus

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