precisely

Adverb

1. In a precise manner; exactly.
   • I always try to express myself precisely.
   • "To be sure. Mr Carlyle, the private detective——" "Inquiry agent," corrected Mr Carlyle precisely. - 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
   • He says he will vote against Donald Trump “precisely because I’m conservative.” - 2024 August 19, David French, “David French on the Pro-Life Case for Kamala Harris”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on...

   Synonyms: exactly incisively accurately correctly dead-nuts definitely directly even exact fully just jump on target on the button on the dot on the mark on the money on the nose perfectly plump plunk precisely punctually right

   Antonyms: imprecisely

2. Used to provide emphasis.