Crossword clues for preciseness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
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Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality.
The law in this point is not precise.
--Bacon.For the hour precise Exacts our parting hence.
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Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal; ceremonious.
--Addison.He was ever precise in promise-keeping.
--Shak.Syn: Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous; punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See Accurate. [1913 Webster] -- Pre*cise"ly, adv. -- Pre*cise"ness, n.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"precision," 1560s, from precise + -ness.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The condition of being precise; precision 2 (context dated English) pedantic behaviour
WordNet
n. clarity as a consequence of precision [syn: clearcutness]
the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous precision of his measurements" [syn: precision] [ant: impreciseness, impreciseness]
Usage examples of "preciseness".
He could hear Dundas’s voice in his head, deep, a little edge to it, a preciseness as if he had practiced to lose some accent he disliked.
As the toymaker vitalizes Coppélia into dancing, I imitate that concentrated movement of yours, to convey her clockwork preciseness.