- 1clear and accurate synonym exact precise details/instructions/measurements Can you give a more precise definition of the word? I can be reasonably precise about the time of the incident.
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- 2[only before noun] used to emphasize that something happens at a particular time or in a particular way We were just talking about her when, at that precise moment, she walked in. Doctors found it hard to establish the precise nature of her illness.
- 3taking care to be exact and accurate, especially about small details synonym meticulous a skilled and precise worker small, precise movements Idioms
used to show that you are giving more detailed and accurate information about something you have just mentioned The shelf is about a yard long—well, 35 inches, to be precise.
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