accurately
ac·cu·rate·ly [ ˈa-kyə-rət-lē]
[ˈa-kyə-rət-lē]
: in an accurate manner : without mistakes or errors
//It is very difficult to predict the weather accurately. The book's title does not accurately reflect its subject. For the first time, Europeans could accurately visualize their continent in a way that enabled them to improvise new navigational routes instead of simply going from point to point.— Julie Rehmeyer
First Known Use of accurately
1581, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries near accurately
More Synonyms and Antonyms ofaccurately
1
being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard
- an accurate count of the number of people coming to the wedding reception
- bang on
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[chiefly British],
- correct,
- dead-on,
- exact,
- good,
- on-target,
- precise,
- proper,
- right,
- so,
- spot-on,
- true,
- veracious
2
following an original exactly
- an accurate translation of the original story
3
meeting the highest standard of accuracy
- close,
- delicate,
- exact,
- fine,
- hairline,
- mathematical,
- pinpoint,
- precise,
- refined,
- rigorous,
- spot-on