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Precise

Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality.

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Correct 84% connected

Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…

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Correct 84% connected

Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…

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Dead 84% connected

Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to…

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Dead 84% connected

Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to…

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Fine 84% connected

Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.

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Fine 84% connected

Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.

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Finespun 84% connected

Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories.

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Finespun 84% connected

Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories.

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Hairsplitting 84% connected

Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; subtle.

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Hairsplitting 84% connected

Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; subtle.

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Meticulous 84% connected

Timid; fearful.

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Meticulous 84% connected

Timid; fearful.

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Microscopic 84% connected

Alt. of Microscopical

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Microscopic 84% connected

Alt. of Microscopical

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Nice 84% connected

Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.

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Nice 84% connected

Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.

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Punctilious 84% connected

Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in the smallest particulars.

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Punctilious 84% connected

Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in the smallest particulars.

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Refined 84% connected

of Refine

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Refined 84% connected

of Refine

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Right 84% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Right 84% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Skillful 84% connected

Discerning; reasonable; judicious; cunning.

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Skillful 84% connected

Discerning; reasonable; judicious; cunning.

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Very 84% connected

True; real; actual; veritable.

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Very 84% connected

True; real; actual; veritable.

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Accurate 66% connected

In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact;…

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Accurate 66% connected

In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact;…

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Distinct 66% connected

Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.

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Distinct 66% connected

Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.

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Exact 66% connected

Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; pr…

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Exact 66% connected

Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; pr…

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Specific 66% connected

Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties of a thing which constitute i…

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Specific 66% connected

Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties of a thing which constitute i…

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Synonym 2

Accurate 92% connected

In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact;…

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Exact 92% connected

Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; pr…

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