| ADVERB | all | precisely, exactly, just, properly | indicating exactness or preciseness |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | precisely, incisively, exactly | in a precise manner | |
| all | precisely, exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the button | just as it should be |
| Sounds | prihsay'sliy; priysay'sliy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | Indicating exactness or preciseness. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do" | |
| Synonyms | exactly, just, properly | |
| Spanish | exactamente, precisamente | |
| Catalan | just | |
| Adjectives | precise | sharply exact or accurate or delimited |
| Meaning | In a precise manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "she always expressed herself precisely" | |
| Synonyms | incisively, exactly | |
| Opposite | imprecisely, inexactly | In an imprecise manner |
| Spanish | precisamente | |
| Catalan | precisament | |
| Adjectives | exact | (of ideas, images, representations / representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth |
| Meaning | Just as it should be. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "'Precisely, my lord,' he said" | |
| Synonyms | exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the button | |
| Spanish | exactamente | |
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