Meanings
comparative more precisely · superlative most precisely
- mannerIn a precise manner; exactly.
I always try to express myself precisely.
3 more examples
"To be sure. Mr Carlyle, the private detective——" "Inquiry agent," corrected Mr Carlyle precisely.
1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max CarradosHe says he will vote against Donald Trump “precisely because I’m conservative.”
2024 August 19, David French, “David French on the Pro-Life Case for Kamala Harris”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2024Thus, “[t]he number of people who detransition or discontinue gender treatments is not precisely known.”
2025 June 18, “UNITED STATES v. SKRMETTI, ATTORNEY GENERAL AND REPORTER FOR TENNESSEE, ET AL.”, in Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on 01 Jan 2026, page 47Synonyms: exactly, incisively, accurately, correctly, dead-nuts, definitely, directly, even · Antonyms: imprecisely
- focusUsed to provide emphasis.
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a precise manner; exactly.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbjust as it should be
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinprae-
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
- Proto-Italic*kaidō
- Latincaedō
- Latinpraecīdō
- Latinpraecīsus
- Middle Frenchprécis
- Englishprecise
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishprecisely
Translations
Ancient Greek ἀκριβῶς, ἀτρεκέως
- ἀκριβῶς (akribôs)in a precise manner
- ἀτρεκέως (atrekéōs)in a precise manner
Arabic بِدِقَّة
- بِدِقَّة (bidiqqa)in a precise manner
Bulgarian точно, прецизно
- точно (točno)in a precise manner
- прецизно (precizno)in a precise manner
Catalan precisament
- precisamentin a precise manner
Danish præcist
- præcistin a precise manner
Dutch precies
- preciesin a precise manner
Esperanto precize
- precizein a precise manner
Estonian täpselt
- täpseltin a precise manner
Finnish tarkalleen, täsmälleen
- tarkalleenin a precise manner
- täsmälleenin a precise manner
- tarkastiin a precise manner
- tarkkaanin a precise manner
- täsmällisestiin a precise manner
French précisément
- précisémentin a precise manner
German präzise
- präzisein a precise manner
Hindi यथार्थतः, यथावत्
- यथार्थतः (yathārthataḥ)in a precise manner
- यथावत् (yathāvat)in a precise manner
- ठीक (ṭhīk)in a precise manner
- ठीक-ठीक (ṭhīk-ṭhīk)in a precise manner
Hungarian pontosan
- pontosanin a precise manner
Italian precisamente, esattamente
- precisamentein a precise manner
- esattamentein a precise manner
Latin ad unguem, adeō
- ad unguemin a precise manner
- adeōin a precise manner
- examussimin a precise manner
Norwegian Bokmål presist, nøyaktig
- presistin a precise manner
- nøyaktigin a precise manner
Polish precyzyjnie, dokładnie
- precyzyjniein a precise manner
- dokładniein a precise manner
Portuguese precisamente, justamente
- precisamentein a precise manner
- justamentein a precise manner
- exatamentein a precise manner
Romanian precis, precizamente
- precisin a precise manner
- precizamentein a precise manner
Russian то́чно
- то́чно (tóčno)in a precise manner
Spanish precisamente, a rajatabla
- precisamentein a precise manner
- a rajatablain a precise manner
Swedish precis
- precisin a precise manner
Yiddish דווקא
- דווקא (dafke)in a precise manner
Cite this entry
precisely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precisely
“precisely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precisely. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “precisely,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precisely.
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