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View synonyms for precisely

precisely

/ prɪˈsaɪslɪ /

adverb

  1. in a precise manner

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


  1. exactly: used to confirm a statement by someone else

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Each finger moves to touch its thumb smoothly, quickly and precisely, finishing with an 'OK' to sign off.

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I’m not sure how many of his admirers would describe their connection to his work precisely that way.

In research published on October 23 in Science, the team precisely measured the energy of electrons orbiting a radium atom that was chemically bound to a fluoride atom, forming radium monofluoride.

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He’s extremely considerate of others, even people who offer minimal, if any, transactional value — or more precisely, his focus and confidence in his work don’t blind him to their sensitivities.

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The sensory neurons that carry them are distributed throughout organs such as the heart, lungs, stomach, and kidneys, making them hard to isolate and map precisely.

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