precisely
//pɹɪˈsaɪs.li//
Forms
- Comparative
- more precisely
- Superlative
- most precisely
Definitions
1.In a precise manner; exactly.
- I always try to express myself precisely.
- He says he will vote against Donald Trump “precisely because I’m conservative.”
- Thus, “[t]he number of people who detransition or discontinue gender treatments is not precisely known.”
2.Used to provide emphasis.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2942
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
English precise
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English precisely
From precise + -ly.