precisely

Universal Words adverb 1 exactly: They look precisely the same to me. * That's precisely what I meant. * It's not clear precisely how the accident happened. * The meeting starts at 2 o'clock precisely. 2 accurately; carefully: to describe / define / time sth precisely * She pronounced the word very slowly and precisely. 3 used to emphasize that sth is very true or obvious: It's precisely because I care about you that I don't like you staying out late. * The children are precisely the ones who will suffer if they get divorced. 4 (spoken) used to emphasize that you agree with a statement, especially because you think it is obvious or is similar to what you have just said: 'It's not that easy, is it?' 'No, precisely.' IDIOMS more precisely used to show that you are giving more detailed and accurate information about sth you have just mentioned: The problem is due to discipline, or, more precisely, the lack of discipline, in schools.