Precisely means exactly or in a very accurate way, with no more and no less than what is stated. It can also be used for emphasis in conversation to show strong agreement.
“Precisely” comes from “precise” plus the adverbial ending *-ly*. Its roots go back to Latin *praecisus*, “cut short, exact.”
When someone says “Precisely,” they’re not just saying “yes”—they’re saying “yes, and you’ve hit the exact point.” The word carries a little satisfaction of having pinned something down perfectly.
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