Origin: 1605–15; <
Latin accūrātus carefully prepared (past participle of
accūrāre), equivalent to
ac- ac- +
cūr(
a) care +
-ātus -ate1 Related formsac·cu·rate·ly, adverb
ac·cu·rate·ness, noun
hy·per·ac·cu·rate, adjective
hy·per·ac·cu·rate·ly, adverb
hy·per·ac·cu·rate·ness, noun
EXPANDsu·per·ac·cu·rate, adjective
su·per·ac·cu·rate·ly, adverb
su·per·ac·cu·rate·ness, noun
un·ac·cu·rate, adjective
un·ac·cu·rate·ly, adverb
un·ac·cu·rate·ness, noun
COLLAPSESynonyms 1. true, unerring.
See correct.