precisely
367
3.4
- adverb
- /prɪˈsaɪsli/
- What precisely did you have in mind?
- precisely the point
- more precisely
- precisely the same
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Watch on YouTubeIt's, you know, the precisely correct word to use.
- It's, you know, the precisely correct word to use.
- What they're accusing us of is precisely what they're struggling with.
- It's when the Arab Spring began, precisely when this cycle began.
- You tweeted some thoughts are most precisely described in poetry.
- Sneakers are great, but they are only for precisely that, for running, right?
- Are you not employed precisely to put out fires?
- But we're doing that precisely because things are changing.
- And that's precisely what he does through the text.
- And in this way, that is precisely his point.
- Well, it, it's precisely in the details, right?
- They hire sports psychologist precisely for mental training.
Examples
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Indeed, this text was written precisely for the converted of the pagan world in the Roman Empire.
Academic text (2008) -
He arrived precisely on time for the meeting.
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It's, you know, the precisely correct word to use.
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And in this way, that is precisely his point.
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And that is precisely what we mean.
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That is precisely what you are saying.
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That is precisely the idea, General.
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It just looks normal, which is precisely what we wanted.
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Then you've come to precisely the right place.
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Our faith is a living thing, precisely because it walks hand-in-hand with doubt.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Exactly the thing or amount needed
∞
1.0
In a completely correct way
∞
1.0
To emphasize and agree that something is true
807
1.0
Completely, to show that something is true
156
3.0
In a correct and exact way
31
3.7
A phrase that gives more exact information about what was just said
12
7.6
In a way that is exact in every detail
12
4.4
To do something in a careful, exact way to get the right result
Antonyms
How Exact
- Formal
28
4.4
∞
1.0
367
3.4
156
3.0
471
3.2
∞
1.0
393
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Precisely comes from the Latin praecisus, meaning 'cut off', and is related to precision. Think of cutting away extra words or details until only the exact idea is left, so precisely is used to mean 'exactly so'.