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Variant of accurate

accurate definition

ac·cu·rate (ak′yə rət)

adjective

  1. careful and exact
  2. free from mistakes or errors; precise
  3. adhering closely to a standard an accurate thermometer

Etymology: L accuratus, pp. of accurare < ad-, to + curare, to take care < cura, care: see cure

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accurately

modif.

correctly, precisely, exactly, certainly, truly, truthfully, justly, rightly, carefully, perfectly, invariably, in detail, strictly, unerringly, unmistakenly, infallibly, rigorously, scrupulously, literally, verbatim, squarely, explicitly, word for word, to a nicety, just so, as is just, like clockwork, to a hair*, to a turn*, on the button*, on the nose*, within an inch*.


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