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   precisely

   /prɪˈsʌɪsli/

   adverb

   • 1. in exact terms; without vagueness: "the guidelines are precisely defined"
   • ▪ exactly (used to emphasize the complete accuracy or truth of a statement): "at 2.00 precisely, the phone rang" Similar exactlysharpon the dotpromptlypromptdead (on)on the stroke of …on the dot of …rightdirectlysquarelyinformal:bang (on)spot onsmackslapslap bangplumbon the buttonon the nosesmack dabexactlyabsolutelyjustin all respectsin every wayentirelyaltogetherinformal:to a T
   • ▪ used as a reply to confirm or agree with a previous statement: "‘You mean it was a conspiracy?’ ‘Precisely.’" Similar yesexactlyquiteabsolutelyrightthat's rightjust soquite soindubitablywithout a doubtdefinitelyinformal:you betI'll say

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › preciselyPRECISELY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     PRECISELY meaning: 1. exactly: 2. used to emphasize what you...

   • Traditional

     PRECISELY translate: 精確地, 精確地，準確地，確切地, （用於強調）恰恰，正,...

   • Precisely: Catalan Translation

     precisely translate: precisament, exactament, exactament....

   • Precisely: Korean Translation

     PRECISELY translate: 정확히, (동의를 나타내는 말로) 그렇고 말고요. Learn more...

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   Learn the meaning of precisely as an adverb that means in a precise manner or exactly. Find synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related entries for precisely in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › preciselyPRECISELY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 meanings: 1. in a precise manner 2. exactly: used to confirm a statement by someone else.... Click for more definitions.

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   The adverb precisely describes something done with complete accuracy or perfection. When you speak precisely, you pronounce each word completely and clearly — and you say exactly what you mean.

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   Precisely means in a precise manner or exactly. It can be used to confirm a statement by someone else or to emphasize a detail. See how to use precisely in sentences from various sources.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionprecisely adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   This is a poem about death, or, more precisely, dying. He says his poems deal with ‘the big issues’, by which he means love, loss, grief and death. See precisely in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary See precisely in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English