precisely

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb indicating exactness or preciseness
  2. adverb in a precise manner
  3. adverb just as it should be

Etymology

From precise + -ly.

In classic literature

Synonyms

exactly, just

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