precisely
avverbiocorrente nei dialoghi
- //pɹɪˈsaɪs.li//
In a precise manner; exactly.
avverbio
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In a precise manner; exactly.
I always try to express myself precisely.
"To be sure. Mr Carlyle, the private detective——" "Inquiry agent," corrected Mr Carlyle precisely.
He says he will vote against Donald Trump “precisely because I’m conservative.”
Thus, “[t]he number of people who detransition or discontinue gender treatments is not precisely known.”
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Used to provide emphasis.
Etimologia
Etymology tree English precise Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English precisely From precise + -ly.
Forme
- comparativo
- more precisely
- superlativo
- most precisely