adverb
- Indicating exactness or preciseness.
- usage: "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said-the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt"
- In a precise manner.
- usage: "she always expressed herself precisely"
- synonyms: incisively, exactly
- Just as it should be.
- usage: "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"
- synonyms: exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the button
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