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.'
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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.
