1
: exactly or sharply defined or stated
2
: minutely exact
3
: strictly conforming to a pattern, standard, or convention
4
: distinguished from every other
at just that precise moment
preciseness
noun
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Examples of precise in a Sentence
Be sure to take precise measurements before you cut the cloth.
The dating of very old materials has become more precise with new instruments.
The word has a very precise meaning.
Can you find a more precise term than “good” to describe the movie?
Could you be a little more precise about what happened?
She is very precise in her work.
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PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
The neuroscientist and brain surgeon at the University of California, San Francisco, was studying the brain activity behind speech, that precise and delicate neural choreography by which lips, jaw, tongue, and larynx produce meaningful sounds.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Forced back into combat, Billie Jean sets traps and executes precise strikes to outwit the attackers.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Freitag passed out compasses and demonstrated how to plot a precise path.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Precise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/precise. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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precise
adjective
pre·cise
pri-ˈsīs 
1
: exactly or sharply explained or stated
2
: very exact
precise scales
the precise time
3
: agreeing exactly with a rule or standard
precisely
adverb
preciseness
noun
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