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ac·cu·rate  (kyr-t)
adj.
1. Conforming exactly to fact; errorless.
2. Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits from a standard.
3. Capable of providing a correct reading or measurement: an accurate scale.
4. Acting or performing with care and precision; meticulous: an accurate proofreader.

[Latin accrtus, done with care, past participle of accrre, to do with care : ad-, ad- + crre, to care for (from cra, care; see cure).]

accu·rate·ly adv.
accu·rate·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.accuratelyaccurately - with few mistakes; "he works very accurately"
inaccurately - in an inaccurate manner; "this student works rather inaccurately and sloppily"
2.accuratelyaccurately - strictly correctly; "repeated the order accurately"

accurately
adverb
2. exactly, rightly, closely, correctly, definitely, truly, properly, precisely, nicely, strictly, faithfully, explicitly, unequivocally, scrupulously, truthfully His concept of 'power' could be more accurately described as 'control'.
3. precisely, absolutely, unerringly The more accurately you can aim, the fewer civilians you will kill.
Translations
accurately [ˈækjʊrɪtlɪ] ADV [measure] → con exactitud; [calculate] → exactamente; [reflect, translate, copy, draw] → fielmente, exactamente; [inform, describe] → fielmente, con exactitud; [predict] → con exactitud; [shoot, aim] → certeramente

accurately [ˈækjʊrətli] adv
(= precisely) [measure, calculate] → précisément, avec précision; [aim, shoot] → avec précision
(= correctly) [predict, describe] → précisément, avec précision

accurately
advgenau

accurately [ˈækjʊrɪtlɪ] adv (see adj) → accuratamente, con esattezza, correttamente, con precisione, fedelmente

accurately بِدِقّة přesně præcist genau με ακρίβεια con exactitud totuudenmukaisesti exactement točno esattamente 正確に 정확하게 nauwkeurig nøyaktig dokładnie exactamente, exatamente точно precist อย่างแม่นยำ doğru olarak một cách chính xác 准确地


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This comes about when a blunder is made, and that to which the relative is related is not accurately stated.
You, sir," - turning to the superior animal - "are, as he has accurately observed, a rabbit.
But the chief peculiarity of this horrible thing was the representation of a Death's Head, which covered nearly the whole surface of its breast, and which was as accurately traced in glaring white, upon the dark ground of the body, as if it had been there carefully designed by an artist.
 
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