# precisely

Pronunciation: say "pri-SYS-lee" /pɹɪˈsaɪsli/

## Adverb

1. In an exact and accurate manner, without deviation or error.
   - Simple: In an exact way, with no mistakes.
   - _The machine cuts each part precisely to the required dimensions._
   - _Engineers must align the components precisely to avoid failure._
2. Used to add emphasis, stressing that a statement is exactly correct or fitting.
   - Simple: Used to stress that something is exactly right or true.
   - _That is precisely the kind of error we set out to prevent._
   - _He resigned precisely because no one would listen to him._

## Origin

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

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