precisian
UK/pɹɪˈsɪ.ʒən/
precisian noun: a religious purist; a Puritan.
Noun
precisian (plural precisians)
- A religious purist; a Puritan.
- Someone who strictly observes the rules; a pedant or stickler.
- Her speech was hardly more grating upon him, precisian though he was, than the careless, untutored lapses of a child might have been; all the senses of comparison as readily ignored them.1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger Poeple's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 47
- “A sister of mine will be there,” explained the one, knowing the Duke to be a precisian.1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson
precisian meaning in Urdu
Forms of precisian
| plural | precisians |
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Origin of precisian
From precise + -ian.
Words formed from precisian
Questions about precisian
- What does precisian mean?
- Precisian means a religious purist; a Puritan.
- What is precisian in Urdu?
- Precisian in Urdu is کٹر. See Precisian meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is precisian?
- Precisian is a noun.
- How do you pronounce precisian?
- Precisian is pronounced /pɹɪˈsɪ.ʒən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of precisian?
- The plural of precisian is precisians.
Words near precisian in the dictionary
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