English Dictionary: precise | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Precise \Pre*cise"\, a. [L. praecisus cut off, brief, concise, p. p. of praecidere to cut off in front, to cut off; prae before + caedere to cut: cf. F. pr[82]cis. Cf. {Concise}.] 1. Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality. The law in this point is not precise. --Bacon. For the hour precise Exacts our parting hence. --Milton. 2. Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal; ceremonious. --Addison. He was ever precise in promise-keeping. --Shak. Syn: Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous; punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See {Accurate}. -- {Pre*cise"ly}, adv. -- {Pre*cise"ness}, n. |