precisely
adv/pɹɪˈsaɪs.li/
Etymology From precise + -ly.
1
Manner In a precise manner; exactly.
- I always try to express myself precisely.
- "To be sure. Mr Carlyle, the private detective——" "Inquiry agent," corrected Mr Carlyle precisely.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
2 more examples
- He says he will vote against Donald Trump “precisely because I’m conservative.”2024 August 19, David French, “David French on the Pro-Life Case for Kamala Harris”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2024:
- Thus, “[t]he number of people who detransition or discontinue gender treatments is not precisely known.”2025 June 18, “UNITED STATES v. SKRMETTI, ATTORNEY GENERAL AND REPORTER FOR TENNESSEE, ET AL.”, in Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on 01 Jan 2026, page 47:
2
Focus Used to provide emphasis.
- Derived terms
- perxactly, perzackly, perzactly, precisely unless, prexactly, prezackly, prezactly