Precise Prɪˈsaɪs Time Give Incident Talking Moment Walked

• precise details/instructions/measurements
• can you give a more precise definition of the word?
• i can be reasonably precise about the time of the incident.
• we were just talking about her when, at that precise moment, she walked in.

precise

1. clear and accurate
• synonym exact
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/exact_1
• precise details/instructions/measurements
• Can you give a more precise definition of the word?
• I can be reasonably precise about the time of the incident.
2. used to emphasize that something happens at a particular time or in a particular way
• We were just talking about her when, at that precise moment, she walked in.
• Doctors found it hard to establish the precise nature of her illness.
3. taking care to be exact and accurate, especially about small details
• synonym meticulous
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/meticulous
• a skilled and precise worker
• small, precise movements
• She's rather prim and precise.
4. used to show that you are giving more detailed and accurate information about something you have just mentioned
• The shelf is about a metre long—well, 98cm, to be precise.

Extra Examples

• Are the measurements precise enough?
• These estimates will become more precise.
• We’ve tried to make the process as precise as possible.
• You have to be precise about the numbers.
• You need to use legally precise terms.
• to be more precise in my analysis
• It measures 3.4 metres, to be precise.
• Please give precise details about your previous experience.
• She was reasonably precise about the time of the incident.
• We were just talking about her when, at that precise moment, she walked in.
• We will need a more precise description of the accommodation.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French prescis, from Latin praecis- ‘cut short’, from the verb praecidere, from prae ‘in advance’ + caedere ‘to cut’.