precisely

(prĭ-sīs'lē)
adv.

1. In a precise manner.
2. Used as an intensive: Inferior equipment was precisely the reason some hikers refused to continue the climb.

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adverb

1. In an exact manner: even¹, exactly, just. See precise/imprecise, same/different/compare.
2. With precision or absolute conformity: bang, dead, direct, directly, exactly, fair, flush, just, right, smack¹, square, squarely, straight. Slang smack-dab. See precise/imprecise.

adv

Definition: exactly, just
Antonyms: imprecisely, questionably, unsure

IN BRIEF: adv. - Indicating exactness; In a sharply or exactly limited manner; Just as it should be.

But to achieve the marvelous, it is precisely the unthinkable that must be thought. — Tom Robbins

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - netop, nemlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
precies, juist, secuur, exact

Français (French)
adv. - précisément, exactement, avec précision

Deutsch (German)
adv. - präzise, genau

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - ακριβώς, επακριβώς

Italiano (Italian)
precisamente, esattamente

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - precisamente

Русский (Russian)
точно, ровно, верно

Español (Spanish)
adv. - justamente, precisamente, exactamente, puntualmente

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - precis, just, alldeles

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
精确地, 准确地, 严格地, 一丝不苟地, 清晰地, 明确地, 刻板地, 过分拘泥细节地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 精確地, 準確地, 嚴格地, 一絲不苟地, 清晰地, 明確地, 刻板地, 過分拘泥細節地

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 정밀히, 바로, 정확히

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 正確に, 明確に, ちょうど, 全くそのとおり

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) بدقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮בדיוק, בהחלט, כן‬

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