precisive

precisive
precisive1
/pri suy"siv/, adj.
separating or distinguishing (a person or thing) from another or others: precisive imputation of guilt.
[1670-80; < L praecis(us) (see PRECISE) + -IVE]
precisive2
/pri suy"siv/, adj.
characterized by accuracy or exactness: a precisive method of expressing oneself.
[1800-10; PRECIS(ION) + -IVE]

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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

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