precisely

adv
/pɹɪˈsaɪs.li/

Etymology

From precise + -ly.

  1. derived from praecīsus
  2. derived from précis
  3. formed as precisely — “precise + -ly

Definitions

  1. In a precise manner

    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.”
  2. Used to provide emphasis.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at precisely. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at precisely. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at precisely

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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