precise

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

sharply exact or accurate or delimited“a precise mind”“specified a precise amount”“arrived at the precise moment”
(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct“a precise image”“a precise measurement”Synonyms: accurate exact

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Precise \Pre*cise"\, a. [L. praecisus cut off, brief, concise, p. p. of praecidere to cut off in front, to cut off; prae before + caedere to cut: cf. F. pr['e]cis. Cf. Concise.]

1.Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality. [1913 Webster]

The law in this point is not precise.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]

For the hour precise Exacts our parting hence.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal; ceremonious. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

He was ever precise in promise-keeping.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

Syn: Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous; punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See Accurate. [1913 Webster] -- Pre*cise"ly, adv. -- Pre*cise"ness, n. [1913 Webster]