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point-device

[ point-di-vahys ]
/ ˌpɔɪnt dɪˈvaɪs /
Archaic.

adverb

completely; perfectly; exactly.

adjective

perfect; precise; scrupulously nice or neat.

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Origin of point-device

1325–75; Middle English at point devis arranged to a point, i.e., to a nicety, to perfection; see device

Words nearby point-device

point defect, Point de Galle, point de gaze, point de Hongrie, point d'esprit, point-device, point duty, pointe, Pointe-à-Pitre, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Pointe Claire
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Example sentences from the Web for point-device

  • Hark you, there are the trumpets sounding for dinner, and you not point-device for the banquet-hall!

    Wager of Battle|Henry William Herbert

  • Officers, some only recognizable by the Sam Browne belt, others spruce and point-device, passed by.

    The Rough Road|William John Locke

  • As tapestry Pricked out by women's needles; point-device As saints in fitted haloes.

    The Vigil of Venus and Other Poems by "Q"|Q

British Dictionary definitions for point-device

point-device
/ obsolete /

adjective

very correct or perfect; precise

adverb

to perfection; perfectly; precisely

Word Origin for point-device

C14: perhaps from old French à point devis to the point arranged
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