B2adverbacademicscience
US/prɪˈsaɪs.li/
UK/prɪˈsaɪs.li/
exactly and accurately; also used to agree strongly or to stress a reason
In context
The train leaves at precisely 7:15, so don't be late.
It is difficult to say precisely how many people live in the city.
People love the app precisely because it is so simple.
Words that go with precisely
adverb + verb
- precisely calculatedThe dose must be precisely calculated for each patient.
verb + adverb
- know preciselyNobody knows precisely what happened that night.
- describe preciselyDescribe precisely what you saw.
- measure preciselyThe machine can measure precisely to one millimeter.
adverb + adjective
- precisely the sameThe two phones are precisely the same size.