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Precisive — Pre*ci sive, a. Cutting off; (Logic) exactly limiting by cutting off all that is not absolutely relative to the purpose; as, precisive censure; precisive abstraction. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
precisive — adjective /pɹiˈsaɪ.sɪv/ a) Cutting off. precisive censure b) Exactly limiting by cutting off all that is not absolutely relative to the purpose. precisive abstraction See Also: precise, precision, decisive, incisive … Wiktionary
precisive — ˈsīsiv, īziv adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin praecisus + English ive; in sense 2, from precision (I) + ive 1. : cutting off … Useful english dictionary
precisive — pre·ci·sive … English syllables
precisian — n. person excessively devoted to minute observance of rules. ♦ precisianism, n. ♦ precisive, a. separating; defining; exact … Dictionary of difficult words
