Definition of "precisely" []

• In a precise manner. (adverb)
• Used as an intensive: Inferior equipment was precisely the reason some hikers refused to continue the climb. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Well, then, you shall be married precisely -- _precisely_, now mind!"
• "And it's such a terrible thing that we have to be careful to use the term precisely, because otherwise it could lead to our taking rape less seriously."
• "Agreeing with commenter YS, and being a fan of jazz, I would bet that an author that much in love with both America and jazz would choose the term precisely for its resonance with many older readers."