adv 1: indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely
(or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was
just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just
enough salt" [syn: exactly, just]
2: in a precise manner; "she always expressed herself
precisely" [syn: incisively, exactly] [ant: imprecisely, imprecisely]
3: just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said" [syn: exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the button]