precise
Use Precise in a sentence
adjective
1.
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
2.
being exactly that and neither more nor less: a precise temperature; a precise amount.
3.
being just that and no other: the precise dress she had wanted.
4.
definite or exact in statement, as a person.
5.
carefully distinct: precise articulation.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin praecīsus curtailed, brief, orig. past participle of praecīdere to cut off, cut short, equivalent to prae- pre- + -cīsus, combining form of caesus, past participle of caedere to cut
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin praecīsus curtailed, brief, orig. past participle of praecīdere to cut off, cut short, equivalent to prae- pre- + -cīsus, combining form of caesus, past participle of caedere to cut
Related forms
pre·cise·ly, adverb
pre·cise·ness, noun
o·ver·pre·cise, adjective
o·ver·pre·cise·ly, adverb
o·ver·pre·cise·ness, noun
su·per·pre·cise, adjective
su·per·pre·cise·ly, adverb
su·per·pre·cise·ness, noun
ul·tra·pre·cise, adjective
un·pre·cise, adjective
un·pre·cise·ly, adverb
un·pre·cise·ness, noun
Antonyms
1. indefinite, vague.
1. indefinite, vague.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | strictly correct in amount or value: a precise sum |
| 2. | designating a certain thing and no other; particular: this precise location |
| 3. | using or operating with total accuracy: precise instruments |
| 4. | strict in observance of rules, standards, etc: a precise mind |
| [C16: from French précis, from Latin praecīdere to curtail, from prae before + caedere to cut] | |
| pre'ciseness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
precise
mid-15c., from M.Fr. précis "condensed, cut short" (14c.), from M.L. precisus, from L. praecisus "abridged, cut off," pp. of praecidere "to cut off, shorten," from prae- "in front" + caedere "to cut" (see cement; for Latin vowel change, see acquisition).
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Example sentences
The video-feed rendering of the human correspondents looked accurate, with precise and realistic perspective angles.
The comment about extraordinary talent is correct, but is more precise than accurate.
And his rebellion came at the precise moment that the old social models were also weakening.
Her movements were swift and precise, and within minutes she had deepened the shaft to more than her body length.
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