definitions

precisive

1
[ pri-sahy-siv ]
/ prɪˈsaɪ sɪv /

adjective

separating or distinguishing (a person or thing) from another or others: precisive imputation of guilt.

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Nearby words

precisian, precision, precision bombing, precision casting, precisionism, precisive, preclimax, preclinical, preclude, precocial, precocious

Origin of precisive

1
1670–80; < Latin praecīs(us) (see precise) + -ive

Definition for precisive (2 of 2)

precisive

2
[ pri-sahy-siv ]
/ prɪˈsaɪ sɪv /

adjective

characterized by accuracy or exactness: a precisive method of expressing oneself.

Origin of precisive

2
First recorded in 1800–10; precis(ion) + -ive
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