precisely
Syllables: pre·cise·ly/pɹɪˈsaɪs.li/
precisely adverb: in a precise manner; exactly.
Adverb
precisely (comparative more precisely, superlative most precisely)
- In a precise manner; exactly.
- I always try to express myself precisely.
- "To be sure. Mr Carlyle, the private detective——"
"Inquiry agent," corrected Mr Carlyle precisely.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados
- Synonyms:
- exactly, incisively, accurately, correctly, dead-nuts, definitely, directly, even, for sure, exact
- Antonyms:
- imprecisely
- Used to provide emphasis.
precisely meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
precisely in Hindi
- in a precise manner
- यथार्थतः yathārthataḥ, यथावत् yathāvat, ठीक ṭhīk, ठीक-ठीक ṭhīk-ṭhīk
precisely in Tamil
- வள்ளிசாய், சரிநுட்பமாக, துல்லியமாக
precisely in Urdu
- precisely
- ٹھیک ṭhīk
precisely in Bengali
- অবিকল
More languagesFewer languages
- precisely in Malayalam
- നിഷ്കൃഷ്ടം, സൂക്ഷ്മമായി, കൃത്യമായി
- precisely in Kannada
- ಕರಾರುವಾಕ್ಕಾಗಿ, ಖಚಿತವಾಗಿ, ಯಥಾವತ್ತಾಗಿ, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ
- precisely in Arabic
- بِدِقَّة bidiqqa
Examples of precisely in a sentence
- He 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...
- Thus, “[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...
Synonyms of precisely
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Antonyms
Forms of precisely
| comparative | more precisely |
|---|---|
| superlative | most precisely |
Origin of precisely
From precise + -ly.
Words formed from precisely
Questions about precisely
- What does precisely mean?
- Precisely means in a precise manner; exactly.
- What is precisely in Hindi?
- Precisely in Hindi is यथार्थतः (yathārthataḥ), यथावत् (yathāvat), ठीक (ṭhīk). See Precisely meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use precisely in a sentence?
- He says he will vote against Donald Trump “precisely because I’m conservative.”
- What part of speech is precisely?
- Precisely is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce precisely?
- Precisely is pronounced /pɹɪˈsaɪs.li/.
Words near precisely in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: precisely (page history and authors); precisely (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ٹھیک (Urdu) (page history and authors); precisely (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); precisely (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); precisely (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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