Accurate Definition

ăkyər-ĭt
adjective
accurater
Conforming exactly to fact; errorless.
American Heritage
Careful and exact.
Webster's New World
Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits from a standard.
American Heritage
Free from mistakes or errors; precise.
Webster's New World
Capable of providing a correct reading or measurement.
An accurate scale.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Accurate

Adjective

Base Form:
accurate
Comparative:
accurater

Origin of Accurate

  • Latin accūrātus done with care past participle of accūrāre to do with care ad- ad- cūrāre to care for (from cūra care cure)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin accūrātus (“done with care”), perfect past participle of accūrō (“take care of”); from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + cūrō (“take care”), from cūra (“care”).

    From Wiktionary

  • First attested in the 1610's.

    From Wiktionary

  • See cure.

    From Wiktionary

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