# accurately

Pronunciation: say "AK-yuh-rit-lee" US/AUS /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt.li/, UK /ˈak.jə.ɹɪt.li/

## Adverb

1. In a manner that is exact and precise, without error or defect.
   - Simple: In a way that is correct and has no mistakes.
   - _The witness described the suspect accurately enough for the police to make an arrest._
   - _Modern instruments can measure temperature accurately to within a fraction of a degree._

## Origin

Formed from "accurate" combined with the adverb-forming suffix "-ly".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/accurately (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).