precise

precise
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. exact, accurate, definite, punctilious; fastidious; unbending, rigid; prim, precious. See rightness, truth. Ant., imprecise.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Exact]
Syn. accurate, correct, well-defined, explicit; see accurate 1 , 2 , definite 1 , 2 .
2. [Being that and no other]
Syn. exact, very, specific; see definite 1 .
3. [Fussily or prudishly careful]
Syn. fastidious, finicky, rigid, inflexible; see careful , severe 1 .
See Synonym Study at accurate , explicit .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. exact accurate, specific, pinpoint, correct, *on the button, *on the nose, right, *on the mark, definite, faithful, literal, flawless.
2. fastidious finicky, fussy, scrupulous, particular, meticulous, exacting, punctilious.
ANT.: 1. imprecise, inexact, approximate, rough, loose. 2. careless, casual
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Clearly, fully, and sometimes emphatically expressed: categorical, clear, clear-cut, decided, definite, explicit, express, positive, specific, unambiguous, unequivocal. See CLEAR. 2. Having no errors: accurate, correct, errorless, exact, right, rigorous. See CORRECT, TRUE. 3. Conforming to fact: accurate, correct, exact, faithful, right, rigorous, true, veracious, veridical. See CORRECT, HONEST, REAL, TRUE. 4. Strictly distinguished from others: exact, very. See PRECISE. 5. Marked by excessive concern for propriety and good form: bluenosed, genteel, old-maidish, priggish, prim, prissy, proper, prudish, puritanical, strait-laced, stuffy, Victorian. Idiom: prim and proper. See PLAIN.

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