precise
/pɹɪˈsaɪs/ adjective A2- Both exact and accurate. · precise definition· highly precise
- Consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value).
- Adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious.
Comparative preciser · Superlative precisest
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But you know none are so formal as bankers in transacting business; I intended this money for the charity fund, and I seemed to be robbing them if I did not pay them with these precise bonds.
My commands are ordinarily short, clear, and precise; and I would rather be obliged to repeat my words twice, or even three times, than they should be misunderstood.
At this precise time, the first gendarme Andrea had noticed walked upstairs, preceded by the commissary of police, and supported by the second gendarme who guarded the staircase and was himself reinforced by the one stationed at the door.
He was a silent, precise man with a dour nature and a hard Aberdonian accent.
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