precise

Definition

  • adjective: very accurate and exact
  • adjective: exactly or sharply defined or stated
  • used to refer to an exact and particular time, location, etc.
  • synonyms: formal, scrupulous, correct

Examples

  • She quietly closed the door to the baby's room, and at just that 'precise' moment the phone began to ring.

  • “Do you mean that the system is outdated?” “'Precisely'.” = “Yes, that's 'precisely' what I mean.”

  • I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon, or, 'more precisely', at two o'clock this afternoon.

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