Precise

prē-sīs′, adj. definite: exact: not vague: just of the right amount or measure: adhering too much to rule: exce ively nice, punctilious, prim.— adv. Precise′ly .— ns. Precise′ne ; Preci′sian , an over-precise person: a formalist: a puritan; Preci′sianism ; Preci′sianist , Preci′sionist , a precisian; Preci′sion , quality of being precise: exactne : accuracy.— v.t. Preci′sionise , to make precise.— adj. Precī′sive , cutting off: pertaining to precision. [Fr. précis —L. præcis us , pa.p. of præcidĕre — præ , before, cædĕre , to cut.]