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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
precise \precise"\, 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'ecis. cf. concise.
   1. having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined
      or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal;
      as, precise rules of morality.
      1913 webster

            the law in this point is not precise. --bacon.
      1913 webster

            for the hour precise
            exacts our parting hence.             --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or
      exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal;
      ceremonious. --addison.
      1913 webster

            he was ever precise in promise-keeping. --shak.
      1913 webster

   syn: accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous;
        punctilious; particular; nice; formal. see accurate.
        1913 webster -- precise"ly, adv. --
        precise"ness, n.
        1913 webster
see also:
concise accurate precise"ly precise"ness 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
precisely
     adv 1: indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely
            or exactly what she had told him to do"; "it was
            just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just
            enough salt" syn: exactly, just
     2: in a precise manner; "she always expressed herself
        precisely" syn: incisively, exactly ant: imprecisely,
         imprecisely
     3: just as it should be; "`precisely, my lord,' he said" syn:
        exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the button
see also:
exactly just incisively imprecisely on the nose on the dot 
on the button 
[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
145 moby thesaurus words for "precisely":
   ok, roger, absolutely, accurately, all right, alright, alrighty,
   amen, as well, as you say, assuredly, at the gun, aye, bang,
   by all means, carefully, certainly, concretely, conscientiously,
   correctly, da, dead, definitely, directly, distinctly, especially,
   even, exactingly, exactly, expressly, exquisitely, faithfully,
   fine, flush, full, fussily, good, good enough, hear,
   in all respects, in detail, in every respect, in particular,
   in such wise, indeed, indeedy, inflexibly, ipsissimis verbis,
   item by item, ja, just, just like that, just so, kerplunk, like so,
   like that, like this, literally, literatim, mais oui, meticulously,
   minutely, most assuredly, naturally, naturellement, nicely,
   of course, okay, on the button, on the dot, on the instant,
   on the minute, on the nail, on the nose, on time, oui,
   particularly, plop, plumb, plump, plunk, point-blank, positively,
   punctiliously, punctually, quite, rather, really, refinedly, right,
   righto, rigidly, rigorously, scrupulously, separately, sharp,
   similarly, singly, slap, smack, smack-dab, so, spang, specially,
   specifically, square, squarely, straight, strictly, sure,
   sure thing, surely, this way, this-a-way, thus, thus and so,
   thus and thus, thusly, thuswise, to be specific, to be sure,
   to the letter, to the minute, truly, undeviatingly, unerringly,
   verbally, verbatim, verbatim et litteratim, very well,
   well and good, why yes, with exactitude, with great nicety,
   with precision, word by word, word for word, yea, yeah, yep, yes,
   yes indeed, yes indeedy, yes sir, yes sirree





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