Dictionary entries for 'precise'

Synonyms

categorical
clear
clear-cut
decided
definite
explicit
express
positive
specific
unambiguous
unequivocal
accurate
correct
errorless
exact
right
rigorous
accurate
correct
exact

pre·cise (prĭ-sīś)

[Middle English, exact, from Old French precis, condensed, precisely fixed, from Latin praecīsus past participle of praecīdere, to shorten, prae-, pre-, + caedere, to cut.]

adjective

Clearly expressed or delineated; definite: The victim gave a precise description of the suspect.
Exact, as in performance, execution, or amount; accurate or correct: a precise measurement; a precise instrument.
Strictly distinguished from others; very: at that precise moment.
Distinct and correct in sound or meaning: precise pronunciation; precise prose.
Conforming strictly to rule or proper form: “The setting up of this Maypole was a lamentable spectacle to the precise separatists that lived at New Plymouth” (Thomas Morton)

derivatives

pre·ciséness: noun

adjective

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition