Precisely - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |prɪˈsaɪslɪ|  American pronunciation of the word precisely
Brit.  |prɪˈsaɪslɪ|  British pronunciation of the word precisely

adverb

- indicating exactness or preciseness (syn: exactly, just, properly)
he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do
- in a precise manner (syn: exactly)
she always expressed herself precisely
- just as it should be (syn: exactly)

Extra examples

...I feel precisely the same way as you do....

...measured the length of the board precisely...

The date is not precisely known.

I am going to do precisely that.

Temperature can be measured precisely.

He arrived at precisely 4 o'clock.

It is difficult to know precisely how much impact the changes will have.

What, precisely, does that mean?

Lathes make wheels, or, more precisely, they make cylindrical objects.

Women in these jobs are paid less precisely because most of the jobs are held by women rather than men.

She's precisely the kind of person we're looking for.

'It needs to be dealt with now.' 'Precisely, before it gets any worse.'

The parts of the engine have been precisely machined.

...it's important to get the wording of this law precisely correct...

It was ingenious of him to arrange the schedule so precisely.

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