précis
Meaning
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- Which does not leave doubt; specific, explicit
- Done in a precise and reliable fashion
- Well perceived; sharp
- Demonstrating precision, concision and accuracy
- Said of someone whose language expresses such qualities
- calculated or measured with precision
Concepts
knowing very well
right on the money
Synonyms
accurat
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pʁe.si/
Etymology
From Latin praecīsus (“cut off”), perfect passive participle of praecīdō (“shorten”), from prae (“before”) + caedō (“cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- (“to strike”).
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