PRECISEST

Adjective

precisest

superlative form of precise: most precise

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


PRECISE

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



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