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precise
Part of speech: AdjectiveExact; strict; accurate; definite; keeping closely to rule.
Part of speech: Adverb Part of speech: Noun Usage examples "precise":- That the whole law should be clear, uniform, and precise; to interpret it is almost always to corrupt it. - "A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 7 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version"", François-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) Commentator: John Morley Tobias Smollett H.G. Leigh.
- He made no sign of recognition, and, the moment we were outside, he closed the gates and locked them carefully, as though obeying precise instructions. - "The Gloved Hand", Burton E. Stevenson.
- It was at the precise moment when the mate was returning, from taking his glance into the cabin, toward the side of the Swash. - "Jack Tier or The Florida Reef", James Fenimore Cooper.