precisive

¹

[ pri-sahy-siv ]

adjective

1. separating or distinguishing (a person or thing) from another or others:

   precisive imputation of guilt.

precisive

²

[ pri-sahy-siv ]

adjective

1. characterized by accuracy or exactness:

   a precisive method of expressing oneself.

Word History and Origins

Origin of precisive¹

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

Origin of precisive²

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