accurate, exact, precise
(adjective) (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct; “a precise image”; “a precise measurement”
precise
(adjective) sharply exact or accurate or delimited; “a precise mind”; “specified a precise amount”; “arrived at the precise moment”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
precise (comparative more precise, superlative most precise)
exact, accurate
Antonyms: inexact, imprecise
(sciences, of experimental results) consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value)
Antonyms: inconsistent, varying
adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious
• See also meticulous
precise (third-person singular simple present precises, present participle precising, simple past and past participle precised)
(nonstandard, used in NNES or the jargon of e.g. the European Union, transitive) To make or render precise; to specify.
• piecers, pierces, recipes
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*cise", a. Etym: [L. praecisus cut off, brief, concise, p. p. of praecidere to cut off in front, to cut off; prae before + caedere to cut: cf. F. précis. Cf. Concise.]
1. Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality. The law in this point is not precise. Bacon. For the hour precise Exacts our parting hence. Milton.
2. Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal; ceremonious. Addison. He was ever precise in promise-keeping. Shak.
Syn.
– Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous; punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See Accurate.
– Pre*cise"ly, adv.
– Pre*cise"ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
