precisive

[ 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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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.

It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.

It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.

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Origin of precisive

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

Words nearby precisive

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

Definition for precisive (2 of 2)

precisive²

[ pri-sahy-siv ]

/ prɪˈsaɪ sɪv /

adjective

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

Origin of precisive

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