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Webster 1913 Edition

Precise

Pre-cise′

,
Adj.
[L.
praecisus
cut off, brief, concise, p. p. of
praecidere
to cut off in front, to cut off;
prae
before +
caedere
to cut: cf. F.
précis
. Cf.
Concise
.]
1.
Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal;
as,
precise
rules of morality
.
The law in this point is not
precise
.
Bacon.
For the hour
precise

Exacts our parting hence.
Milton.
2.
Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal; ceremonious.
Addison.
He was ever
precise
in promise-keeping.
Shakespeare
Syn. – Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous; punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See
Accurate
.
–
Pre-cise′ly
,
adv.
–
Pre-cise′ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Precise

PRECI'SE

,
Adj.
[L. proecisus, from proecido, to cut off; proe and coedo; literally, cut or pared away, that is, pared to smoothness or exactness.]
1.
Exact; nice; definite; having determinate limitations; not loose, vague, uncertain or equivocal; as precise rules of morality; precise directions for life and conduct.
The law in this point is precise.
For the hour precise
Exacts our parting.
2.
Formal; superstitiously exact; excessively nice; punctilious in conduct or ceremony.

Definition 2024

précise

précise

See also: precise, precisé, and précisé

French

Adjective

précise

  1. feminine singular of précis

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